White House Open to Deal on Public Health Plan

Only a FOOL relies on them these days.

Rahm's not politically stupid enough to simply punt on this one without a fight.

WSJ op-ed makes wrong turn with claim that Obama is on a "drive to socialize health care"
http://mediamatters.org/research/200905080025

Journal Editorial Report got facts wrong on global warming, again
http://mediamatters.org/research/200605160009


On the Democratic side, national polls suggest a landslide for Ms. Clinton, while the markets suggest that the race is still very competitive, with a one-in-three chance that Obama or Edwards will ultimately win the nomination.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119902559340658043.html

Obama Is Wrong About Colombia
Labor unions are much safer under Uribe.
http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/wall-street-journal-obama-is-wrong-about-colombia/


Repeated Rove's assessment of 2008 election without noting he was wrong in 2006

Democrats will nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) -- "a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate" -- as their 2008 presidential nominee and that Republicans have "a very good chance" of winning the White House in 2008. But Gigot and several others who subsequently reported these claims did not mention Rove's flawed assessment before the 2006 midterm election, when he told the media that "the math" indicated that Republicans would "keep" their majorities in the U.S. House and Senate.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200708130004


Wall Street Journal gets blogging history wrong
http://scobleizer.com/2007/07/15/wall-street-journal-gets-blogging-history-wrong/


The Wall Street Journal riddle
http://mediamatters.org/columns/200705220003

It's been nothing but crap - I consider it to be as credible as the Moonie Times.

...talking about a trigger for Public Option.

Now we know the "trigger" will NOT happen under a reThug president but o well, if they can use it as a hammer to drive down prices then

WALKING BACK RAHM? A day after his chief of staff suggested the White House could live with a public option-free health care reform bill, President Obama released a statement (from Russia!) reaffirming his support for a government-run health care plan:
"I am pleased by the progress we're making on health care reform and still believe, as I've said before, that one of the best ways to bring down costs, provide more choices, and assure quality is a public option that will force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest. I look forward to a final product that achieves these very important goals." http://www.politico.com/politico44/
I hate Politico but he did make the statement from Russia. I think he is serious about the public option. Any other WH officials who talk about a plan without a public option are not the President, he has the final decision and I hope he sticks to his guns on this. If not, he will blow it with health care reform.

thereby attempting to preserve his integrity

which he is good at but we will lose what we really want. Obama needs to let him know that is not a possibility. Also, Obama will not be off the hook if there is no public option, I think we all know better.