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The Public Option directly leads to a government take-over of health care, thus rationing and total inefficiency. And, though it doesn't really matter to folks who don't pay taxes, it will cost the American taxpayers $trillions, no matter what the President and his Congressional drones say!

Here in Canada we have public healthcare and it's awful.

A mediocre level of medicine applied equally to everyone who has the patience and sufficient health to stand in an endless line.

Misdiagnoses are common, there are four-month waits to see specialists and people have actually died in emergency rooms without being noticed.

Stand back from the abyss my friends. Work out a different solution.

Newsflash! there isnt enough votes to pass this piece of crap! lol. The real blue dog dems are taking back power from b-ditty, pelosi, and the rest of the Mao lovers.

Just make the public option only available to those of us that actually pay taxes. Oh wait that wont help cover everyone and the libs cant have that. This used to be the land of opportunity and hard work, its a shame its become about handouts and entitlement.

This is ridiculous that we even have this discussion. Any discussion about the Public Option should cover economic principles. When a new play enters the market, regardless of who, companies want to compete with it.

Keep in mind, the public option was not to be funded by tax payers but rather by its own premiums it collected. It was meant to be the same thing most universities utilize to provide healthcare to uninsured students.

Credible Polls show the MAJORITY of Americans do NOT want the public option. Quit trying to cram this crap down our throats. The government can't run anything, what makes you think they can handle your health care? Ask your personal doctor what he thinks, not the Democrats.

that Obama is all words and no action.....

Obama screwed over the gays who voted for him by denying them the right to marraige,.....

If they can't manage H1N1 shots why should we expect any government to handle our health care?

The president doesn't write the bills. The balls in congress's court right now.

some of my fellow pro-reformers need to catch up with the conversation...

You Lib monkeys have no clue! Look at your medical bills. Wonder why they are so high? How about fixing that before blanket trashing the insurance industry, Fix the source of the problem. Oh yeah, its easier to make a scapegoat instead. Libs are soooo predictable.

Here's the problem: Obama is more of a spokesman for the party. He doesn't write the bill, and isn't aware of the all the carve outs, exclusions, and illegal aliens getting free hc.

People will be forced to drop their employer provided healthcare. I don't think independents voted for this kind of change.

This would be the biggest mistake he has ever made in his entire life. People life depends on his decision right now. He needs to come out and support public option NOW!!!

Obama better come out and support the public option!!! This the single reason why I voted for him. Please don't disappoint us!!!

And can someone verify that two democrats are trying to exclude all members of the government and all their union supporters from having to pay the 40% tax on cadillac health plans leaving the burden to everyone else?

The Presidency is not a dictatorship. It is Congress who writes the laws.

It is Congress, NOT the President, who is screwing this up. If we are ever going to have REAL health care reform in this country, we are going to have to elect people to Congress who really want health care reform.

Maine legislators were in Iowa recently, talking about there univeral state plan. There advice its a disaster. No wonder people in Maine want a change. Maybe Maine is not the example to use in this fight.

This reform effort was a failure, on day one, when they took single-payer off the table, and escorted single-payer advocates from the roundtable.....,P.O. is a joke......,

I agree. I do not understand why the President is willing to accept a weak compromise in order to get one Republican vote. Who cares? One vote does not make it a bipartisan bill; it just makes it a less effective bill.

They can put up all the ad's they want. The American people want a public option to keep the insurance companies honest. Why not? The gov. runs other health care operations. Besides, if a state op's out – all the lawmakers from the city, county, state and federal government of that state should be left uncovered so they can go out and buy their own insurance off our dime. I bet they would be for a public option then!

With all the horrible stories of families losing homes and loved ones because the vicious viper Insurance industry is in the 'business' of making money.....how dare they think we are this stupid.

Slick bit of politickin' Barack got himself into: if he supports the public option, every one of the 53% who actually pay taxes, Republican and Democrat, and everyone who can balance a check book, will beat him up. If he doesn't support it, all the socialist, let's-go-print-some-more-money, nuts will beat him up.

Excellent!

Include the Public Option!... OR NO BILL.