Day By Day December 15, 2009 – Change!

Should President Obama NOT be able to persuade his Democrat Party colleagues in the Senate regarding Obamacare, he may be changing his own shorts. Obamacare has changed as the Democrats in the Congress have failed to achieve a consensus as to what health care reform REALLY is.

President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Democrats at the White House Tuesday to press for action at a make-or-break moment for his health care overhaul.

All 60 members of the Democratic caucus have been invited, according to three Democratic officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement was not yet public.

The meeting comes as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to round up votes to get a sweeping health bill passed before Christmas. The outcome is uncertain with moderates in danger of defecting on issues including abortion and a proposed expansion of Medicare.

The latest proposal ot hit the skids is the Medicare Buy-in Provision.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is prepared to give in to demands from centrists in order to pass the healthcare legislation before Christmas, senators say.

Reid indicated at a closed-door Democratic Conference meeting on Monday that he would drop a controversial Medicare buy-in provision, which was offered as a replacement to the government-run health insurance option, to win the votes of Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.).

The public option was eliminated last week.

What really is left? Portability? Increasing medicaid?

And, your grade now, Mr. President?