"Public option not necessary" a trial balloon?

jetrain73

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Tuesday August 18, 2009 · 7:25 AM PDT

2009/08/18 · 07:25

I'm thinking the whole storm the last few days of Obama and others saying "public option isn't a necessary part of reform but only a sliver of the plan...." is a trial balloon floated by the White House. These are savvy people...a lot of Clintonites who lived thru the '94 debacle, especially Rahm. I can't imagine they'd make these kind of apparent tactical mistakes unless there was a reason behind them. To have the President give a web address just 3 weeks ago saying he wouldn't sign a bill without a public option and then publicly cave so soon after is hard to believe.

jetrain73

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 7:17 AM PDT

2009/07/29 · 07:17

Without a public option and some kind of individual mandate, nothing else is really going to change.

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"Public option not necessary" a trial balloon?

If the Senate compromise bill is "health care reform", why bother?