Perhaps bowing to public pressure, the White House announced to today that the "public option" portion of the health care reform bill is not essential. The option of using insurance co-ops which would sell insurance in conjunction with private industry is an option willing to be considered. This concession will not be popular among liberals, but is necessary to calm the uneasiness that presently exists about health care reform. While he's using the Bill Clinton approach to governing based on polling, President Obama is making the right decision.
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