Pelosi did it. Now, will Senate save us? *UPDATED*

Maybe she got those Dems to vote yes because she assured them that, at the end of the day, the Senate will vote no.  Or, maybe, we’re screwed:

The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.

After hours of bitter debate and an appeal from Obama to “answer the call of history,” lawmakers voted late Saturday 220-215 for a 10-year, trillion-dollar plan to extend health coverage to some 36 million Americans who lack it now.

The chamber’s Democrats erupted in loud cheers and triumphant applause the moment the bill had the 218 votes needed for passage, about 11:07 pm (0407 GMT), a happy din that grew deafening when a gavel made it official.

The president had paid a rare visit to Congress to lobby for unity among his Democratic allies and reinforced it with a public speech, but 39 still joined 176 of the chamber’s Republicans in opposition to the proposal.

One Republican broke ranks, nominally fulfilling, in the barest terms, Obama’s vow to secure bipartisan support.

That Republican, by the way, would be Representative Timothy Johnson of Illinois. Either the rules for Republicans are different in Illinois, or Johnson was getting ready to retire anyway. I don’t see him riding the train again to Washington.

UPDATED:  Last night’s news story seems to be in error.  The renegade Republican was Joseph Cao from Louisiana.  As for me, I’ve written a very nasty letter to my anything but renegade, tied-in-the-wool wacko liberal representative Lynn Woolsey, much good that will do me.  She got returned by a 75% margin last time around.