[Sparko]

He’s talking about FReepers now!

“I know many in this country are deeply skeptical of this...”

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LOL.

[InterestedQuestioner]

“I have insisted that like any private insurance company, the public insurance option would have to be self-sufficient and rely on the premiums it collects.”

If that's what you want, Mr. President, you don't need congress, a bill, or presidential power to set up your plan.

Since the “public option” you are describing requires no federal funding and is completely self-sufficient, you can set it up as a private citizen. And since it's going to be so efficient and provide such marvelous care and have no administrative waste and be such a "good deal for the consumer," I'm sure your plan will succeed wildly on it's own merits, with no government intervention whatsoever.