How is Obamacare not a disaster for the Democratic party? (revised)

[BlueCaliDem]

77. Wrong.

That myth was based on hearsay - originating from Daschle. He's since retracted it. I've explained in post #40 - complete with links!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4006866

Everyone who had been paying attention - and could hear through the loud noise backed by Koch Bros' Teabagger movement - knew that the majority of Senate Dems and Republicans and Lieberman (who threatened to filibuster) were against single-payer AND the public option. They would've also seen President Obama campaigning on the Public Option in Montana, with Baucus in attendance.

It's official: The public option is dead
Updated: Friday, March 26th, 2010 | By Louis Jacobson
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/518/create-public-option-health-plan-new-national-heal/

Advocates had argued that a government-run insurance plan would keep private insurers honest by competing with them so they couldn't charge unfair rates for basic services. Opponents countered that the public option would have presented too much government involvement in the health care system.

But while the House of Representatives approved a bill with a public option, the Senate, after flirting with the concept, chose not to follow suit. When the House went on to pass the Senate version, House Democratic leaders went along with the Senate's version.

The reason for not including a public option was pretty simple. When an audience member at a March 25, 2010, speech in Iowa City, Iowa, asked why the public option wasn't included, Obama responded, "Because we couldn"t get it through Congress, that"s why."