By Ditching the Public Option, Obama Gave His Enemies a Path to the Supreme Court

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32. Well now that's just pretty much wrong

but not at all surprising.

Obama put through what he could get passed plain and simple.

All the "What If's" and "If Only's" in the world aren't ever going to change the fact that there have never been and are likely never going to be A Liberal President, a solid Liberal majority in the House and 60 Liberal Senators. Obama has never been as Liberal as many of his detractors either say he is or hope he will become. As for the House and Senate, I'm in favor of a full on enema to clean those places out.

Obama could have pushed a lot harder for a single payer system or even a public option and the damned thing would die in committee for the simply reason that nobody would consider bringing the thing forward. It would probably have been lucky to make it to committee because he would have had a tough time finding someone to write the bill to begin with. When you're facing a hostile opposition who's mandate is "Defeat Obama" it's time to start playing in the real world.

The Republican's in the House and Senate have made it their goal to obstruct any and all Presidential priorities because they made the calculation that it is the only way they have a shot at the Presidency in 2012. This has been their goal and target since January of 2008.