There is no "wiggle room" on the public option. In his weekly address on 7/18/09...

[Motown_Johnny]

President Obama said


http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Weekly-Address-President-Obama-Says-Health-Care-Reform-Cannot-Wait/




*snip*

(emphasis is mine)

That’s why any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track records of a variety of plans – including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest – and choose what’s best for your family. And that’s why we’ll put an end to the worst practices of the insurance industry: no more yearly caps or lifetime caps; no more denying people care because of pre-existing conditions; and no more dropping people from a plan when they get too sick. No longer will you be without health insurance, even if you lose your job or change jobs.


The Whitehouse web site even links to the video.


The MSM saying there is wiggle room is bull shit. The MSM saying they have always left their options open is bull shit.


I am for single payer but know that isn't going to happen. Not having any public option is not an option.

We need this quote to be covered by the MSM so that it is clear, there is no wiggle room.

[MNDemNY]

1. That was then, this is now.

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[Motown_Johnny]

2. agreed, but the statement that they always left their options open is not accurate

If this is a flip flop we need to make it clear to everyone. He is not just using an option that was always left open, he is flipping.

[MNDemNY]

3. Yup, like a landed fish.

[European Socialist]

4. Yup, and I hope it doesn't get to the point.....

when I see Obama on TV, I just change the channel--like I did with Jr.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. I've reached that point.

[Shagbark Hickory]

5. Amnesia. They all have amnesia. n/f/t