"If Congress decides we're not going to do it, even after all the facts are laid out, all the options are clear, then the American people can make a judgment as to whether this Congress has done the right thing for them or not. And that's how democracy works, with the elections coming up. And they will be able to make a determination, and register their concerns one way or the other during election time."
-- President Obama, quoted by ABC News, taking a decidedly passive approach on the future of health care reform.