Democrats to avoid town hall meetings while tea partiers plan

They'll be in hiding, if they do or don't pass it before their break. It's scheduled to pass it March 18. This is a game of chicken they are playing, knowing that they've now staked too much on it to stop playing. Meanwhile tea partiers are gearing up. Warning to lawmakers: WE WILL NOT FORGET!

Democrats are racing the clock to pass health care reform ahead of a wave of Tea Party-driven town hall meetings planned for the spring recess -- the kind of gatherings that nearly derailed the package last August.