Matt Taibbi -- Hillary obsessive? Rovian plant? Obama-hating asshole?

How stupid a country are we that almost no one seems capable of dealing with the fact that "public option" is a vague catchall for an undetermined degree of health-care access, a degree that appears to be shrinking by the day?

refute this: seems to me it is Waxman who is working for us..and Rahm is working against us..and with AHIP and Big Pharms..but you keep believing otherwise..let us grown ups fight for real health care ..not the insurance boys!

"public option" is a vague catchall for an undetermined degree of health-care access, a degree that appears to be shrinking by the day?

The Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 3200, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," by a vote of 31 to 28. This legislation will build on what works in today's health care system, makes important insurance market reforms to protect consumers, encourages competition among insurance plans to improve choices for patients, and expands access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

"Today is a historic moment for the House of Representatives and a defining moment for our country," said Chairman Waxman. "It is a significant victory that all three committees in the House have worked together to pass comprehensive health reform legislation for all Americans. This bill will deliver the results the nation's health care system so desperately needs: lower costs, better quality, and broader coverage. I hope that when we return from recess, the House will act expeditiously to enact this bill into law."

The legislation contains critical insurance reforms to protect consumers. Insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate on the basis of pre-existing conditions or drop coverage for those who become seriously ill. Insurers will no longer be able to discriminate on the basis of gender or selectively refuse to renew coverage. And they will be required to fully cover regular checkups and preventative care without cost-sharing and abide by limits on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.

The legislation also changes the structural costs in the health care system. It lays the groundwork for major reforms in the delivery system that will over time help improve the quality of care and put us on a path towards constraining the cost of our health care system. The bill is fully paid for and is deficit neutral.

The legislation is supported by hundreds of organizations representing doctors, surgeons, nurses, hospitals, providers, consumers, labor, researchers, state and local governments, public policy institutions, and others.

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Hillary's plan was more progressive than Obama's, but it -- indeed -- sucked, too. If she were president, I'd be hammering away at her to put forth a better plan.