Another reason to pass the healthcare bill...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  Image via Wikipedia

Is so that the Republicans in the Senate won't block funding for the troops anymore???  Yes, this is truly crazy, but the GOP attempted last Thursday to delay the healthcare bill through filibustering the defense appropriations bill; by holding up the defense bill, that could throw off the carefully crafted schedule Harry Reid put together to pass healthcare before the Christmas recess.  The Senate's parliamentary maneuvers and roadblocks have been on full display during the healthcare debate of late, however, Congressional historians agree that filibustering one non-controversial bill to block a controversial one is rather unprecedented.  Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, proving once again that principles can always take a backseat to political expediency.