Obama quietly tries to shore up Senate support for public option

The president has backed off from vocally supporting the idea of government-run healthcare, but he's quietly building a coalition of supporters. The challenge: Find a version that can pass. Full Story »

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Gordon Townsend
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by Gordon Townsend - Oct. 5, 2009

Good article and cleverly shaves the truth that the president has credibility probelm between what he says and what he does. To date - no one has defined what a public option will entail, what does it mean, what wil it cover, etc. it is difficult to underscore the amount of gray that the dems have put into this issue instead of focusing on positive effects for the quality of healthcare. Perhaps because it may not have any or they just don;t know. Support for this type of legislation will depend on clarity - anger stems from ambiguity. Having insurance does not equate with having better health - it just means that another taxpayer will subsidize some of my costs,

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