Oh shit. I forgot.
Kucinich is a Congressman. Not a senator.
Fuck.
Kucinich agreed like three days before to vote "yes" for the bill. He had previously been in the "no" column, because the bill wasn't hard-Left enough, Kucinich was holding out for a single-payer system.
When they met privately, in addition to other favors to buy Kucinich's vote, Obama probably made it clear that this was a stepping-stone to a single-payer system. While the media hasn't reported it, Obama has made it clear he expects single-payer to wipe out private insurance over "10, 15, maybe 20 years".
The enemy is inside the gate.
