McCain: 'D's have the votes' but healthcare fight not over

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) threw in his two cents about the expected result of Saturday night's vote on healthcare reform legislation.

McCain tweeted about the first procedural motion on the bill on Saturday evening:

getting ready to vote on the "health care reform bill" at 8pm. D’s have the votes but the fight has just begun.

Earlier on Saturday Democrats appeared to secure the 60 votes they need to pass the motion to proceed. Sens. Mary Landireu (D-La.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the last two holdouts, said they would vote for the measure during their floor speeches.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnelll (R-Ky.) earlier ackowledged that the odds favor the Democrats for passing the reform bill but vowed to continue Republican attempts to block it.