IIRC, back in early 2008 EVERY Democratic candidate running in the presidential primaries [View all]

[CTyankee]

had a health care reform plan that INCLUDED a public option! How did we end up with HCR bill under one of those Democrats without one?

Was every candidate running back then either

a) naive about political realities

b) lying to us

c) sincere but too trusting

d) other

I cannot for the life of me figure this out! I truly don't know what we were thinking back then. We had some extremely bright, sophisticated and savvy political people running. Insiders as well as outsiders. Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were no rookies. Obama had served in the U.S. Senate.

I wanted to ask Howard Dean this when I saw him on Morning Joe today. I wish I could have been able to do so...

DU, help me understand this a little better!

Thanks.