[OldDeckHand]

"Several days before the election while we were all screaming at Newt, Owens said that supported the public option as it was currently written.

So, during the lion's share of the campaign he was against the so-called public option, but on Sunday night, less than 30 hours before voting began, he changed his position, quietly. You mean those facts.

Like I said, he broke a campaign promise - Kerry style. He was against it before he was for it.

[FreeReign]

"Several days before the election while we were all screaming at Newt, Owens said that supported the public option as it was currently written. So, during the lion's share of the campaign he was against the so-called public option, but on Sunday night, less than 30 hours before voting began, he changed his position, quietly. You mean those facts.

Like I said, he broke a campaign promise - Kerry style. He was against it before he was for it.

The only quotes I have seen from Owen early in the campaign said the following...

"The bill that I would vote for would have a couple of elements to it. It would cover the uninsured, it would eliminate the ability to exclude for a pre-existing condition, and also that focuses on cost-reduction,".

I have not seen any quote from Owens during the campaign saying that he was specifically against the public option.

And of course in a televised debate, several days before the election, Owens clearly said that he was for the public option and for the bill as it was currently written.

As I said, several days before the election while we were all screaming at Newt, Owens said that he supported the public option as it was currently written.

Those are the facts.