I don't agree with the healthcare plan at all, but congress was never designed to require a supermajority for every bill, just a simple majority. The reconciliation thing is just a way to get past the threat of filibuster and get something passed that already has a majority vote.
The system was literally designed based on the assumption that congressmen would conduct themselves with civility and step aside when a majority was approving of a bill. The issue with congress since the Republicans lost their majority is that that's completely gone for the moment... It's chaos right now and all the unwritten rules of conduct have been thrown out the window.
Lets turn this statement around,
"The issue with congress since the Republicans lost their majority..."
How about, "the issue when the Democrats lost their SUPERMAJORITY in the Senate..."?
Or perhaps the fact that a Massachusetts, a blue state turned red for the first time in decades? Lets not forget New Jersey and the others.
The point is that the country is loudly saying, AS A MAJORITY, that it does not support the health care bill. If the politicians were acting in our best interest, they wouldn't simply be railroading a bill through because its a part of the democratic political agenda.
Reform may be necessary. When polled, the American public agrees reform is necessary, but does not support THIS reform.
Start over, its simple. Stop trying to railroad a bad bill through the political system. Stop paying off states with special funding or exempting congressman from enrolling in the mandated health care plan.
Let a new bill pass on its own merit because reform is needed and its the right thing for our future.