At last - it has all come down to this moment. "175" as I'm watching.

[quiet.american]

[NYC Liberal]

1. 181 now! nt

[quiet.american]

2. "184" --

Watching it stick at "184" -- feel like I'm going to have a heart attack!

[quiet.american]

3. Ah - "185".

[quiet.american]

4. "193"..."194"..."196"..."200"

[sandnsea]

5. 200

Now we're picking up steam.

We celebrated my granddaughter's birthday today so I am just tuning back in.

[quiet.american]

6. "203"

[quiet.american]

8. "208" - 8 votes away now....

[quiet.american]

21. Happy birthday to your granddaughter! What a great present! nt

[sandnsea]

22. Been looking for Dora "We Did It"

In her honor. Her birthday was Thursday, we finally got our turn for her party today. It really does feel extra good to look in those little faces and know they will always get the medical care they need.

[NOLALady]

7. 208

[quiet.american]

9. "209"

[quiet.american]

10. "214"

[NOLALady]

11. Exhale!

[quiet.american]

14. Yayyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyyy!!!216...218!!!!!!

[gratefultobelib]

12. whooooooooooooooooooo!!

[CBR]

13. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[quiet.american]

15. GROUP HUG! Thanks for being here to count down with me, guys!

:grouphug: :fistbump: :kick:

[RoyGBiv]

16. ...

:grouphug:

OnEdit: Damn. I just teared up ... didn't expect that.

[quiet.american]

17. Me, too, Roy. Me, too. Me, too! nt

[Lindsey]

18. Well, it's 219 and now all these REPUGS are doing their deal.

Just be quiet and let's get on with it.

[quiet.american]

20. I know. Talk about sour grapes, sore losers, party poopers - what else can I come up with?

(Love the forlorn looks on all the Repubs who SWORE *we'd* be the ones to have that look.)

[quiet.american]

19. Final # - 219- 212. (Just for the record.) nt

[Cha]

23. Yay! Just for the record~ :)

[Cary]

24. Just finished watching Inglorious Basterds. . .

Ha!

How appropriate. Can we carve a medical insignia in Rush Limbaugh's forehead with a Bowie knife?

[quiet.american]

25. An anniversary kick to relive the moment - today marks the 90-Day anniversary of the passage of HCR.

President Obama's Remarks on Implementing the Health Care Law:
http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/06/22/HP/A/34526/Pres+Obama+Remarks+on+Implementing+Health+Care+Law.aspx">

snip:

President Barack Obama: "Ultimately, all these reforms are about more than just ending a dangerous status quo. They’re about offering stability and security to Americans who need it. Now, we’re in Washington, so obviously there’s politics involved. And I’ve got some folks on the other side of the aisle that still think none of this should happen and, in fact, have said they’re going to run on a platform of repeal. They want to go back to the system we had before.

Would you? (Laughter.) Would you want to go back to discriminating against children with preexisting conditions? Would you want to go back to dropping coverage for people when they get sick? Would you want to reinstate lifetime limits on benefits so that mothers like Amy have to worry?

We’re not going back. I refuse to go back."

C-Span:
http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/06/22/HP/A/34526/Pres+Obama+Remarks+on+Implementing+Health+Care+Law.aspx

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-affordable-care-act-and-new-patients-bill-rights
">Transcript

White House Blog:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/06/22/affordable-care-act-benefits-and-weights-being-lifted">The Affordable Care Act -- Benefits and Weights Being Lifted

[SeattleGirl]

26. Pardon my ignorance folks, but may I ask what this is in

relation to? I've been in meetings most of the day, so was not able to really follow outside-work stuff.

[POAS]

27. Me too......took a nap.....wazzup?

[quiet.american]

28. The WH is celebrating the 90-Day anniv. of HCR passage today--

-- and this was the countdown thread as the final House votes for it were being tallied. More details in post #25. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

29. Thanks, q.a!