New York Times On 50 + 1 majority

The New York Times had an editorial a couple of weeks ago highlighting the ins and outs of the so-called budget reconciliation method of voting in the Senate, as opposed to a filibuster-proof majority. The latter seems to be sought by every democrat who is for healthcare reform, even though the probability of sixty votes for a strong healthcare reform bill is out of reach. With this in mind, the former is the more viable option, albeit imperfect.