President Obama made a "final" push for health care reform today flanked by doctors in lab coats. (Where have we seen Obama use lab coats before?) Despite the looming threat of reconciliation, the President was careful to avoid using the word during his speech. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with the tactic which originally applied only to taxation and spending bills as explained by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Just as a reminder, let's see how the Democrats themselves felt about reconciliation during a Republican presidency:

So what would happen if the Democrats who formerly denounced the use of reconciliation then ran into themselves now?

The Democrats' statements of the past and their disregard for public sentiment will catch up with them. Obviously our politicians aren't going to physically disintegrate into piles of goo like fictional Senator Aaron McComb in Timecop but the November elections are fast approaching. If the Democrats use reconciliation in spite of their past comments they will find themselves owning the Health Care bill alone and the Republicans will have a lot of material to campaign on.

For an in depth look at the reconciliation "nobody" is talking about see Michelle Malkin's excellent post.