(Blog Post)
After a weekend of furious activity, Democratic leaders in the Senate think they are close to getting the votes they need in order to pass an "opt-out" version of the public option.
But they feel like President Obama could be doing more to help them, with one senior staffer telling TNR on Sunday that the leadership would like, but has yet to receive, a clear "signal" of support for their effort.
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the story is a snapshot of the process involved now in the debate/discussion of the public option in the health bill. the writer sorts out the senate's role and the president's in a way that seems fair.
the consistent questioning of pres. obama's role in the process of this bill seem disingenuous, in the press at least, in not discussing that it is we, the citizenry, in a complex democracy,who need to involve ourselves through our senate/house representatives in making this bill what we think we want it to be, and the president's role as leading the way on wanting change, then letting that process work, seems appropriate.
On the contrary, it seems pretty clear (at least to me) that Obama really would prefer a strong public option—but that he, like his advisers, has serious concerns ... More »
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