From the Houston Chronicle: Conservative Dems rebel on health bill:

Conservative Democrats in the House are rebelling against their party leaders and trying to put the brakes on the push to pass a health care overhaul by August.

The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition plans to present a letter to House Democratic leaders Thursday raising concerns about costs and other issues and asking for more time, members of the group tell The Associated Press.

Democratic Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas says that if the Democrats’ liberal legislative plan came to the floor as proposed, an “overwhelming majority” of his group would oppose it. The Blue Dogs claim 52 members so that could endanger the bill.

The move comes just as House Democratic leaders are trying to finalize the proposed legislation and unveil it Friday.

In other news, Obama dreams he is captain of the Titanic and Barbara Boxer dreams that global warming is actually real. Meanwhile, the rest of us are dreaming of bringing back tar-and-feathering. Traditional solutions for the truly incompetent.

Michelle Malkin has a report from a health care counter protest.

Monica in North Carolina e-mailed me this afternoon: “Just fyi, we heard that moveon.org was promoting a “Public health option” rally today at 12 in front of Kay Hagan’s office- D, NC. We spread the word and outnumbered them more than FOUR to ONE! We had a great time and even used some logic as we sparred with the liberals, which of course, they don’t understand.

Ed Morrissey on the postponement of cap-and-trade in the senate. Sink baby, sink!