Quick diary because I don't have time to comment much but this didn't get reported strongly enough at the time. From the Hill.
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said that President Obama will not be able to muscle through a bill that sidesteps a government-run plan.
"[Obama] can't get 218 without a public option," Conyers said on MSNBC last night. "This is simple arithmetic."
Conyers tallied up the progressive members he expects to join him in opposing a plan with no public option.
"There are 83 Progressive Caucus members, 42 Black Caucus members 25 Hispanic Caucus members, 14 Asian Pacific members, and most of them are public option people," Conyers said.
just thought it was in interesting story in light of what's on the recommended list.
It looks like white and black progressives are pretty much on the same page.