Washington, D.C. - Democrats in the senate broke out in shouts of joy, having succeeded in garnering the 60 votes needed to pass the Healthcare Reform bill.
'We had to use some less than friendly persuasion to get the votes, but the ends justify the means, I always say', said Herby MuchBull, D New Jersey.
The last hold out, Sen Ben Nelson from Nebraska, held out for 13 hours of intense waterboarding in the senate chambers before finally giving in to demands that he vote for the bill.
'We didn't want to use torture', stated Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. 'He made us do it. It was for his own good after all. He was being a bad Democrat. The Democrats need to fall in line or we will have to make them fall in line.
