I pray every day for someone to

[lwcon]

... confirm whether the "public option," if any, will actually be any good.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8654107

[Captain Hilts]

1. The term 'public option' covers a LOT of ground. It doesn't have a clear meaning. nt

[lwcon]

2. Funny how little conversation there is about that, then, eh? n/t

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[dionysus]

3. what part about no one will know until it comes out of conference is so hard to get?

[lwcon]

4. The part that says we're supposed to blindly support until then n/t

[dionysus]

6. how can you support, or on the other hand, rail against, something that does not yet exist?

[lwcon]

7. I'm railing against the rush to support it, rather than to ask what it is

And to scrutinize whether it's good enough.

[dionysus]

9. fair enough. i think too many people are automatically declaring failure.

[lwcon]

10. The bills in committee don't sound very promising

As does(n't) Obama's bragging that less than 5% of Americans will get the public plan (if one).

[Thrill]

5. Harkin did that yesterday

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[lwcon]

8. Please elaborate

Did he describe a good plan that will be available to all Americans?