Numerous reports now suggest that President Obama’s health care speech tonight will include a fairly ringing endorsement of–though not a demand for–a public option. And though from all accounts, Obama’s position on the public option (supportive, but not insistent) will remain unchanged, the development might come as a surprise to those who were paying close attention to the news last week. And, if it’s emphatic enough, it will be a welcome sign to reformers that the public option will fight another day.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=138477