EXCEPT THAT DO IS DIE:

The Up-or-Down Vote on Obama’s Presidency (FRANK RICH, 3/07/10, NY Times)

Now that we have finally arrived at the do-or-die moment for Obama’s signature issue, we face the alarming prospect that his presidency could be toast if he doesn’t make good on a year’s worth of false starts. And it won’t even be the opposition’s fault. If too many Democrats in the House defect, health care will be dead. The G.O.P. would be able to argue this fall, not without reason, that the party holding the White House and both houses of Congress cannot govern.

Or they can pass it and show they don't deserve to govern.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 7, 2010 12:06 PM