Point/Counter Point
Barack Obama: "Every single criteria for reform I put forward is in this bill."
Think Progress: "...he [Obama] touted the public option on his campaign website and spoke frequently in support of it during the first year of his presidency, citing its essential value in holding the private insurance industry accountable and providing competition."
While I don't think the lack of a public option is a valid enough reason to "go back to the drawing board," I sure as hell won't let the president get away with implying that the public option was an afterthought. If it was too politically difficult to get it in (and judging by Senators like Lieberman, that's believable) than just say so.
Think Progress: "...he [Obama] touted the public option on his campaign website and spoke frequently in support of it during the first year of his presidency, citing its essential value in holding the private insurance industry accountable and providing competition."
While I don't think the lack of a public option is a valid enough reason to "go back to the drawing board," I sure as hell won't let the president get away with implying that the public option was an afterthought. If it was too politically difficult to get it in (and judging by Senators like Lieberman, that's believable) than just say so.
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