Congressional Democrats are making no bones about it: President Obama‘s health care legislation will pass, and any Republicans standing in the way will find themselves unable to do much other than complain, according to the Associated Press.

Health care “reform” is part of a wider budget package, which Democrats have vowed to pass in celebration of the president’s first 100 days in office. Proper debate and investigation be damned, say the Democrats; they want to give the president a victory during to mark his first 100 days (huge bailouts have proven to not be so popular or “victorious”), and this plan to add another $500 billion to the national deficit is just the way to do it, they contend.

While Obama and Democrats say they want a bipartisan bill, Republicans — and at least one Democrat — don’t see the bill as bipartisan, due to the “fast-track” approach that Democrats are taking.

“When you jam something down somebody’s throat, it’s not sustainable,” said Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat.

According to the New York Times, Democrats in Congress are trying to craft the bill to virtually ensure that Republicans have no say in what is in the legislation, or if it passes.