There's quite an elaborate dance going on right now between Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, and the rest of the Dem caucus. Everybody's pretty mad at Lieberman for refusing to go along with the Medicare plan or public option in any form, and the Dems are so desperate for a deal at this point they're likely to agree to anything.
It's a dangerous time.
UPDATE: Just look at this from Major Garrett's Twitter feed:
Of course, the question then becomes what's left after you take the public option and Medicare buy-in out of the bill? 2,000 pages of pork?Sen. Harkin (D-Iowa), key HC negotiator, says Pub Option & Medicare buy-in now out of Reid bill. "It's not fair but it's reality."
In a related development, Sen. Lieberman, key sticking point, says he can vote for HC bill w/out Pub Option or Medicare buy-in.
All this jockeying conveys deep WH desire for deal -- any deal -- to move Senate bill before Christmas break.
Time to start over.
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And even if they do pass this insane bill, what is to keep them from later making ammendments and adding those items which they are leaving out of the bill at the present time. Hopefully, there will be some Democrats who really do vote their conscience and the will of the people, in other words, VOTE NO on this crazy health care bill.
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