Hope, the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul:

Congressman Paul Broun (GA) met with a group of supporters around midnight tonight at the Cannon office building. Word is that the healthcare reform debate has distilled-down into a battle over abortion (you may already be aware) – he gave me a message and concrete list of Congressmen who (as of late-tonight) are on the fence and potential converts to vote NO tomorrow. This list is much bigger than the media is reporting – and it’s directly from Congressman Broun. 

and more here:

At the moment, the no votes are ahead and it's starting to like the Democrats may have a tough time getting there unless they peel off some of the Stupak block, but looks can be deceiving. Long story short, at the moment, it's too close to call. 

and here:

Finally another congressman who I believe was from Texas came through, and he stopped quite near us and said “They have tried to make 2 deals today and both have fallen through because they are really scared of YOU.”