Public Option Has Enough Votes In Senate To Pass: ABC News

ABC News:

The public option. The idea was believed to be dead. Liberals wanted it, but Senate vote counters insisted it simply could not pass the Senate. The dynamic, however, has changed. The public option may be back from dead.

I am told that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leaning toward including the creation of a new government-run insurance program -- the so-called public option -- in the health care reform bill he will bring to the full Senate in the coming weeks.

Democratic sources tell me that Reid -- after a series of meetings with Democratic moderates -- has concluded he can pass a bill with a public option.

Read the whole story: ABC News

Comments

[drricklippin]

THE KEY TO WHERE THIS ALL LANDS IS THE SKILL AND MORAL INTEGRITY OF OUR PRESIDENT

His impact will determine his greatness or not

Dr. Rick Lippin
Southampton,Pa



Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/snowe-warns-reid-on-publi_n_330120.html

[thepoliticalcat]

Oh, frabjous day! Callooh, Callay!

Can this be? Pinch me, I must be dreaming.

[SharpDressedMan]

Senators and Representatives should take calls from people outside their district because their votes impact the country

[MillinMn]

perhaps Senator Reid has found a way to cover his buns for re-election while letting this slip by the obstructionists on behalf of big pharma, big med, big insurance ...

what ever the reason, if true, will be a truly helpful change in the political landscape on this issue

[onwardsandupwards]

OT

Is it just my computer, or is anyone else's screen moving up and down like a yo-yo?

[chlllfactor]

mine has been doing that for days...everytime I log onto HP....

[thepoliticalcat]

It helps if you're not jumping up and down, screaming "Woot!"

Are you using Firefox? I am, and I'm not having a problem. Internet Exploiter might be the cause. Unless, of course, you're using some other browser software.

[onwardsandupwards]

Bits,

Arlo and Pete, with the "alternative" American National anthem....­..........­.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSIy0wq_-8A

[chasethis]

At this point, I don't care. It'll take years to refine, improve, etc. Just like everything else.

[chasethis]

This was meant for JDM73. Pilot error.

[JDM73]

And that's fine as long as our lawakers are actually willing to roll up their sleeves and do the work. So far I don't see any indication that they are. They'll pass a bill that's reform in name only and then congratulate themselves for months afterward.

[thepoliticalcat]

That's where we come in. We have to keep an eye on the b******s.

[Darren2Be]

'Co-President' Snowe is warning Reid about the PO. Enough of the wooing!! Me thinks the
lady doth protest too much apparently basking in her attention. By vote or cloture.. she'll be relegated to relevance of Blagojevich!

[onwardsandupwards]

Enough of the wooing!

And enough of the woo-wooing!!

No more "panda-ing" to the pubs.

PO - NOW!

[chasethis]

For those making phone calls to reps outside your district (Ladynaga), Rep. Weiner will take your call and he's tracking zip codes from all over the country to make the case that it's not just east/west coast libruls who are in favor of Medicare for Everyone.

202-224-3121
House switchboar­d--they'll get ya there.

Go!

[JDM73]

Weiner's a good guy, and I admire what he's doing. Unfortunately, health care reform--when it assumes its final shape--is not going to resemble what he and a majority of Americans want.

[onwardsandupwards]

But hopefully it will be a massive step in the right direction.

[Kalamama]

Not if we all lay down and take it like that JDM.

Come on..Get busy

[thepoliticalcat]

Consider this: it's been proposed since the 1930s. If it actually happens, it'll be the result of 70-some years of endless striving. Even if it's not what we want, we must never give up. If we refuse to be silent, and refuse to go away, eventually they're gonna have to give us what we want. We shall overcome!

[BetterDeadThanRed09]

All going according to plan this is pretty much the state I envisioned when I first understood the nature of the beast we faced in getting this into law. Strong PO in House, otherwise good bill in Senate with the words "public option" in some form, merged version that comes out with a good (though not best) PO in place ready to be strengthened at a later date. Now, with the opt out proposal a few weeks ago I see an even stronger version of the PO in the Senate than I even originally thought. Keep up the pressure folks, we're winning.

[PIN News]

Even reid disagrees. What's that about according to plan?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/chess-match-reid-working_n_330638.html

[Photofarm]

The country is losing, this has basically been tried in several states. One was Tennessee, and it was a disaster.

[BetterDeadThanRed09]

Yeah yeah,yeah.­.everythin­g that's good for the country you goopers are against--I'm so glad you guys are no longer in powerful.

[MillinMn]

When you have national-scale health insurance/provider conglomerates, even states don't have a lot of negotiating leverage, especially when it's often true that there's only ONE health care insurer/provider in many towns

[Kalamama]

WooHoo BDTR

See above post....Sign Weiners petition and ask your Reps tp support his amendment for single payer!
http://countdowntohealthcare.com/
(In case you missed it)
I'm going to keep posting, keep calling.

We are winning!

[Beegood]

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping we will get the public option (to all you who are going to be tempted to tell me to get out there and do something about it, save your comment, I have and am.)

[onwardsandupwards]

Good for you!! ;-))

[BetterDeadThanRed09]

Good !
Keep up the good work.

[Kalamama]

Good Good Good

Keep it up.

[Darren2Be]

Fired Up.. Ready to GO!! Good on YOU!!!

[chasethis]

Thank you!

[Kalamama]

chasethis

You did a lot of legwork for everyone here, Thanks.

If you didn't see my other post, I did call Weiner's office and spoke with one of his people. People need to go to his website http://countdowntohealthcare.com/ and sign the petition in favor of P.O.
They also ask that we contact our Reps again and ask them to support an Amendment from Weiner in favor of single payer.

Fired Up!
Now Go!

[PepeLepew]

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If there is an opt out clause, will all those states that opted out of the Stim funds want to

Oh wait, Those governors took the funds after they were against them, didn't they.

I wonder how many Southern states would opt out -- or at least talk about it -- just out of pure spite for Obama and Democrats...
.... and, ironically, they're probably the states that most need health care reform...

[Lavafalls]

They'd bang pots and pans over their heads and make all kinds of commotion. Then they would take credit for getting all those poor voters insured at affordable rates

[ladynaga]

I made a few phone calls already but they are not too happy I'm not from their district

[Lavafalls]

Yet they listen to corporations that are from out of state. Go figure.

[Matt7]

Just tell them, yes you are. You live in America. Isn't that who they represent?

[onwardsandupwards]

Exactly"

The UNITED states of America.

[onwardsandupwards]

Remind them you are an American

That should cover ALL districts (except wee bits of Wasilla).

[Kalamama]

I've tried too and your right...not happy if your not their constituant.

I don't care though, gonna keep it up til they hear us loud and clear and get it done.

[ladynaga]

Me either, they can just suck it up, I might now be their constituents, but it will effect me as well

[ImissBush]

spellcheck
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[JustBNice]

Very few of the politicians seem to really want the public option, their first concern is not us, unfortunately.

We need to change their thinking.

[onwardsandupwards]

If you can't change their thinking - change their occupation.

[jinxed]

Sounds good to me ... I would love to see Max Baucus out on his ear.

[Darren2Be]

Enough with this counting votes countless time!! The time has come to RAM the PO through!!!
President Obama needs to take a page out of LBJ's playbook. Greet Co-President Snowe and the Blue Dogs before the entire WH press retinue, with cameras rolling. Just as LBJ did when the weak-kneed or dissenters came to learn when they were exposed: The People are the government. A seat can and will be pulled out from those who try to dance us!!!

[onwardsandupwards]

Excellent suggestion.

[PIN News]

Ram thru something the majority does not want.

Brilliant!