Already?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090816/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_health_care_overhaul
White House appears ready to drop 'public option'
WASHINGTON - Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama's administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.
Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession probably would enrage Obama's liberal supporters but could deliver a much-needed victory on a top domestic priority opposed by GOP lawmakers.
Already?
That didn't take long.
Which is funny, considering the Dems have the filibuster proof majority. And they still can't push a public option? Really?
I wonder how the Administration is going to spin this to make it seem like their plan all along. It'll be interesting. Plus, the co-op idea sounds like the best reform plan I've seen so far.
White House appears ready to drop 'public option'
WASHINGTON - Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama's administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.
Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession probably would enrage Obama's liberal supporters but could deliver a much-needed victory on a top domestic priority opposed by GOP lawmakers.
Already?
That didn't take long.
Which is funny, considering the Dems have the filibuster proof majority. And they still can't push a public option? Really?
I wonder how the Administration is going to spin this to make it seem like their plan all along. It'll be interesting. Plus, the co-op idea sounds like the best reform plan I've seen so far.