Washington Post — GOP Focuses Effort To Kill Health Bills
 
The White House is using opposition from Republicans to try to solidify the president’s liberal base in advance of offering a compromise bill.

Facing the realities that huge tax increases for a generous plan won’t likely work as moderate Democrats balk and that the Congressional Budget Office won’t allow hypothetical future savings to offset current spending, the White House is preparing to do what it did on cap and trade: win ugly.