1. TALK FASTER. House and Senate Democratic leaders could cobble together a final package at a more rapid pace and push it through both legislative chambers before the new Senator Brown is seated.

Could be problematic as the GOP will likely sue to invalidate interim Senator Kirk's vote. I don't know what the legal precedent is here if any.

2. ADOPT THE SENATE VERSION IN FULL. Thus no need for it to go back to the Senate for another vote. The progressives in the House will not like this at all but it seems like the most likely solution to me.

3. RECONCILIATION. Jam a scaled down version of reform through with 51 votes. This could take time and get very messy but it might allow a more progressive bill as assholes like Lieberman and Nelson wouldn't be needed.

4. GET SNOWE. Redouble efforts to get Olympia Snowe back on board as the 60th vote.