Ten reasons health reform stalled  President Barack Obama’s hope
for healthcare reform is in peril, and it’s not all because of
Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts.  The tough spot in which
Democrats find themselves is the result of a dozens of decisions
made over the past year.  Some of those strategic moves were key
in getting the House and Senate to pass their respective health
bill. However, the clock was running out – even though few
realized it at the time.  The many legislative delays left Obama
and other party leaders desperately needing a win by what they
now say was a weak candidate, Democrat Martha Coakley, to keep
60 Senate seats in Democratic hands and move legislation without
GOP support.  The White House knew that it would be difficult to
finish health reform in an election and kept pushing Democratic
leaders to meet deadlines. In late May, Obama went so as far as
to say, “If we don’t get it done this year (2009), we’re not
going to get it done.”  If the healthcare reform bill had been
completed