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The Public Option: Is It Abandoned or Not?
By Bob Franken - Politics DailyThere are few places more precarious than where you stand after being sent to launch a trial balloon -- when there's flak all around and those whose idea it was could pull the rug out from under you. Just ask Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who an Obama administration official is now saying misspoke when she gave the very broad hint Sunday that the "public option" for health care reform might be abandoned. ...
Democratic Senators Going Wobbly on Stimulus?
By Dave - Politics DailyWith Republican solidarity in the House pulling eleven Democrats over with them to oppose the bloated 10 liberal fantasy trillion dollar bill, I noted that after that completely pyrrhic victory for the Dems and the falling public support, it wasn't out of the question that the GOP could put a serious monkeywrench in the stimulus bill and maybe stop it altogether.And what do I see today? Two Democrats from conservative states going a little, shall we say, "squishy".Think ProgressEarlier today, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he is "undecided" on whether to support President Obama's recovery plan. ...
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