Speaking of which, I trust that following passage of reform the kill-billers will be immediately launching their campaign to pass a public option bill, along with additional legislation to improve the legislation. No?
I would say they already have. Alan Grayson’s Medicare buy-in public option amendment is the public option rising from the dead.
Again.
For the seventh time.
After HR 3200, it was assumed to be dead in the Senate bill.
It was left out of the Senate Finance committee report.
It was reintroduced by Reid only to be killed by Lieberman.
It came up in conference discussions and then the reconciliation discussion only to have firebaggers scream at its “death” each time.
It died when Obama didn’t push it at the seven-hour meeting.
It died again with Pelosi only to rise again with Grayson.
By my count the public option has died and been raised from the dead SEVEN TIMES. Firebaggers have William Kristol-level cred with me right about now.
