Not so fast . . . .

Obama is FDR, and Pelosi is the strongest woman in the history of the world (Queen Elizabeth I? Catherine the Great? Indira Gandhi? Golda Meir?) You know that's true, because you heard it on MSNBC. After all, they rammed through an unpopular "health insurance reform" bill, without single payer provisions or even a public option trigger.

Then again . . .

Senate Republicans learned early Thursday that they will be able to kill language in a measure altering President Obama's newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval.

It appeared initially that deleting the provisions, dealing with Pell grants for low-income students, should not cause major problems for Democrats hoping to rush the bill to Obama and avoid prolonging what has been a politically painful ordeal for the party. Democrats described the situation as a minor glitch, but did not rule out that Republicans might be able to remove additional sections of the bill.

The president, who signed the landmark legislation into law on Tuesday, was flying to Iowa later in the day for the first of many appearances he will make around the country before the fall congressional elections to sell his health care revamp.

Obama was appearing in Iowa City, where as a presidential candidate in 2007 he touted his ideas for health coverage for all. His trip comes with polls showing people are divided over the new health law, and Democratic lawmakers from competitive districts hoping he can convince more voters by November that it was the right move.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-25-senate-health-care_N.htm

To paraphrase the vice president, this could be a big f#@*ing deal.