The Public Option is Dead .....The Public Option is NOT DEAD

Politico/Talking Points Memo/The Lid ^ | 12/8/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

With great fanfare, tonight Senate Democrats announced they have reached a "broad agreement" on the health reform bill. According to reports, it includes a new national health-care plan with private insurers, and a chance for older Americans to “buy in” to Medicare. The most significant part of the reports is the public option is Dead. But then there are the other reports that say the public option is not dead.The Senators are not releasing the details of the deal, until they get back the "scoring" report from the Congressional Budget Office,

[Signalman]

Never trust a Rat.

[Erik Latranyi]

The public option will never be dead as long as a single liberal is alive.

[caper gal 1]

It’s dead now, until the bill passes and then they reinsert it.

[caper gal 1]

It’s dead now, until the bill passes and then they reinsert it in an appropriations bill.

[Shimmer1]

Schroedinger’s cat

[Raycpa]

I think only wooden stakes thru the heart or silver bullets can kill it.

[null and void]

The public option will never be dead as long as a single liberal is alive.

Edgar: Over my dead body
Bug: "Your proposal is acceptable."