In a memo to the other members of the Republican party in the Congress, Sen. John Cornyn is telling his fellow Repubs to take credit for the "popular" parts of the health reform bill out on the campaign trail while saying they'll repeal the rest of it.
the eternal: to repeal the bill, the Repubs would have to pick up 26 of the 34 Senate seats and about 130 of the House seats up for grabs this fall to override a presidential veto. Don't worry - this bill will not be repealed.
candyman: the private insurance companies had over a century to get it right. look where that got us. Not to mention that this isn't the final product; after all, we still see revisions and refinements to Medicare 45 years after it became law.
everybody else: see if you can find the Chaffee/Dole bill the Republicans put forth as an alternative to the Clinton plan in '93/'94. It's almost exactly the same as the bill that just passed.
Oh, and if you really want to see what a "government takeover" looks like, check out what just happened with college loans.