Obama, Congressional Dems Near Clash

President's Insistence on Bipartisan Health Care Bill at Odds with Frustrated Congress


(CBS/ AP) "The argument's not over."

The sharp response from President Obama's press secretary Wednesday when asked by CBS News chief White House correspondent Bill Plante if the administration was losing control of the health care debate set up a clear clash between the president and the Democratically-controlled Congress.

White House sources now say if liberals want some form of a government run health care program, also known as the public option, they'll have to sell it themselves, Plante reports.

Publicly, President Obama is still calling for a bipartisan bill to overhaul the nation's health care system. Privately, Democrats are preparing a one-party push, which they feel is all but inevitable.

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There's the problem.

Bryant

the way i see it playing it out is this: ram it through by means of reconciliation. then, when 70%+ of the population elects the PO it will make it awfully damn hard for any critics to make the case against it after the fact, in vain attempts to repeal it.

it's a big game of chicken, and repubs are provenly brazen.

time to call their bluff.

Once passed, the thing will be overwhelmingly popular.

n/t