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Obama Administration Publicly Capitulates On Public Option

By Big Tent Democrat

From the comments, Obama HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius capitulates on public option:

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the White House would be open to co-ops instead of a government-run public option, a sign Democrats want a compromise so they can declare a victory on the must-win showdown. "I think there will be a competitor to private insurers," she said. "That's really the essential part, is you don't turn over the whole new marketplace to private insurance companies and trust them to do the right thing. We need some choices, we need some competition."

Surrendering without a shot fired. Maybe this is part of some super secret plan for the 11 dimensional chess game that only Obama seems capable of playing.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 16, 2009 (boomark / email).