Sounds to me like the “trigger” is a version of WH COS Rahm Emanuel’s plan to force nationalized healthcare. As reported by The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder on CBS News’ web site June 12, 2009:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/12/politics/onthemarc/main5083352.shtml
“White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has floated the idea of a public plan that would be weak for a while — perhaps five years — and give the insurance industry the chance to cut costs, improve the quality of care and increase access (there would be metrics). And then, if the private sector failed, the public plan would suddenly be placed before the American people as an alternative to their current plan — and it would be heavily subsidized, would cost less, and would cover more things.”
You can be sure the WH and dems will set up the “Trigger” plan to fail.
I have no doubt that’s correct.