Tut-tut NYT - "There also seems little doubt that the small business community would be one of the biggest winners from health care reform."

That should be "could be."  It all depends on the final legislation now doesn't it?  Picking best case scenarios and declaring anything else scare tactics is hardly honest. But, I forgive you for this bit of good news.

Industry lobbyists and moderate Democrats in both chambers, though, argue that the White House’s actions behind the scenes show a recognition that the finance panel’s anticipated compromise is the most likely template for any final legislation. "The House has largely been a sideshow," said Representative Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a member of the so-called Blue Dog caucus of conservative Democrats. "The Senate Finance Committee is where it really matters..."

Really good to see recognition that the House bill is not the way to responsible reform. Meanwhile, while some worry about 1984, Ezra Klein asks Nancy-Ann DeParle if this feels like 1994, she answers.

Up until now, no. There has been so much broad agreement. And when you step back, there is broad agreement about 85 percent of what we're talking about. The insurance market reforms. The efforts to change the delivery system. Really, there's much broader agreement about the things that need to happen here than in 1994.

And there is a lot of support for the 85% of current plans which are good, including the Chamber, and $12 million in "air cover" television ads to from the odd bedfellows group called Americans for Stable Quality Care, to include PhRMA. Of course there is A LOT of opposition to the 15% which is irresponsible, to include the majority of the American people, the U.S. Chamber, and PhRMA:

...the group is adopting a take-no-prisoners approach to the House bill unveiled last month, including putting a negative ad in the can. “We’ll fight the speaker all the way on that,” said a senior industry lobbyist, referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “We’re going to stop that bill. If they don’t like it, we don’t care. And no one should be surprised by it."

So get on down to your local townhall meeting and tell your elected officials what you want and what you don't want.  Oh, wait, you might not be able to do that anymore. Ok, fine. Sign up here to support responsible health reform, and then go here and tell your Representatives that you do not support the House's flawed health care proposals.