Blanche Lincoln now open to reconciliation on health reform

Blanche Lincoln on January 26th:

"I am opposed to and will fight against any attempts to push through changes to the Senate health insurance reform legislation by using budget reconciliation tactics that would allow the Senate to pass a package of changes to our original bill with 51 votes," she said in a statement. "I will not accept any last-minute efforts to force changes to health insurance reform issues through budget reconciliation, and neither will Arkansans."

Blanche Lincoln yesterday, one week after getting a primary challenger:

A moderate Democrat who had vowed to oppose any effort by party leaders to push a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote is rethinking her position.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Tuesday that she wants to see what is in the companion bill before deciding.

Steady as a rock, that Blanche Lincoln.  Talk about someone who is principled and immutable to political pressure.  Given how often she claims that she is speaking for Arkansas, does this mean the entire state is as flip-floppoity as she is?

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