Reply #10: Thats part of the problem. For the past few weeks, these ' abandoning the public option ' rumors [View All]

have been allowed to fester and dig into the public's psyche without as so much as a peep of push back from the WH to dispel such rumors. A " Jack of all Trades is Master of NONE " so, having said that, Obama needs to address and listen to his loyal ' bread n butter ' supporters first before accommodating any republican whims on health care. I understand the need for bi-partisan support on this issue but reforming the current status of our health care in order to make it a care-giving system for ALL should be his primary focus & concern and cease trying to get a few crusty republicans on board to claim some minimal bi-partisan victory on health care. Thats just putting to many ingredients into the health care recipe that will guarantee its demise.