The public option has been alive, then dead, then alive, then dead so many times now it’s enough to make your head spin. Right now it’s somewhere in between–an undead public option, still beloved by a large majority of Democrats, but, for now, lacking the political leadership needed to usher it through the legislative process. Nevertheless, the fact that it has a pulse is remarkable in and of itself…so how did we get here all over again? Though the latest action is all in the Senate, the momentum re-emerged in the House.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=130216