Yglesias has a point. Rather than trying to kill the reform bill, why not just offer an amendment to make it better? It's not like Republicans haven't been successful in the past wooing Democratic votes.
Yglesias: “On financial regulation, over the months I’ve heard a number of Republican Senators say reasonablish things about the bill, or about problems with the bill. But it’s time to put up or shut up. If you’re concerned the bill doesn’t address something, then write an amendment to address it. If you think the bill is too tough in some respect, then write an amendment to weaken it. There’s no good reason to insist that everything be done in a secret Shelby-Dodd negotiating process.”
