As we blogged last week, Senator Olympia J. Snowe already warmed to compromise on the bill. But the game of poker is with Mr. Grassley and Mr. Enzi: If they give an indication that they will not vote for the bill, they may have the arrangements they have won in the rejected negotiations. Of course, senators are not indicative of anything.
As if now the "group of six" all was not enough, Mr. Baucus faces another significant challenge yet equally crucial. It also has to orchestrate a deal between more than 23 finance committee members on the Medicaid expansion project. It will be a mess to sort because Medicaid affects every state so differently.
We noted that issues such as the public option and illegal immigrants have been getting the lion's share of publicity, but for many members of Congress - and countless governors and other state legislators - Medicaid is a bigger problem ... and has the potential to be even more divisive.
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