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In my first piece on returning to the fold towards the end of September, I suggested on general political grounds that using reconciliation to pass health care legislation was a non-starter.
By that stage, there had been gigs of blog discussion attempting to dissect the impact of the Byrd Rule and precise weight of the Senate Parliamentarian's rulings which, tempting though it was to get stuck into, were utterly mooted by cruder political realities.
However, as we all contemplate the possibility that another floor show in the House, this time to deal with HR 3590 fresh from the Senate, will demonstrate that a conference report is likely to fail in the Senate, reconciliation is once more rearing its head.
Nate Silver's piece from yesterday goes in some detail through the various difficulties.
I'm loathe to spend time analysing his stuff right now, given that I am still convinced on the grounds I identified in September that reconciliation won't be tried.
If it is, the piece will get an airing.
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