> It received just enough to pass, don't forget that. Kind of. One version passed the House, another the Senate (), and a questionable reconciliation process c

> It received just enough to pass, don't forget that. Kind of. One version passed the House, another the Senate (), and a questionable reconciliation process created a unified bill. My point is that I don't find the "Obama nobly lost to the Swamp" narrative all that convincing. He could have required, say, 10 republican senators agree before (unsuccessfully) overhauling one of the largest parts of the economy. That* failing is what losing to the Swamp might look like. Maybe that wouldn't have worked, to be fair. But preemptively deciding to play hardball doesn't fit the "The Swamp was too swampy for Obama" narrative. (*) Including a vote from Arlen Specter, who switched parties mid-term and a vote in exchange for the infamous "Cornhusker Kickback".