Disclaimer: I do not enjoy being the bearer of bad news. But this has been almost a NO NEWS day and so this bad news is close to the only news I have seen. Don't kill the messenger.
The hits just keep on coming. This is the kind of news that Republicans, blue dogs and the mainstream media will pile up on for good effect. I expect Sunday talk shows to include a strong dose of this report.
At least the CBO said that the new plan will not COST money.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but there it is. Can this CBO report be blown off or reinterpreted? Perhaps. But man, I wish Elmendorf would find a way to STFUP!
One thing I would say about all of these NON SAVING savings plans is that they simply highlight the necessity of the public option. HELLO in every bill that includes a serious public option, serious savings appear. The bigger and better the public option, the more the savings. Somebody needs to say THAT.
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