“Higher taxes, higher premiums, and cuts in Medicare.” That’s what will happen if you vote for Reid’s cloture vote tonight, says Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.). If you support moving the bill to the floor, it’s a vote that simply “can’t be explained to constituents,” he adds.

McConnell is continuing to explain why a cloture ‘yea’ is just as bad as a ‘yea’ on the final vote, should it ever get there. With Democratic moderates prepared to give Reid his 60 votes tonight, McConnell knows that he has to make this procedural vote matter — if you light the match, you’re responsible for the fire.