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February 23, 2010: The White House officially takes the Public Option off the table
August 16, 2009: HHS Secretary Sebelius tells America that when it comes to Health Care Reform the Public Option a public option is "not the essential element".
Wrote a diary right after hearing this] on one of the Sunday Morning Blather Shows. D Kos' Software won't let me link it. "Attributes" or something. Whatever. You can go to my page and scroll back to Aug 16 if you really want to. I doubt you would want to.
Was hoping that I was wrong, but said I (and many others) was trying to be "Paul Revere" about this turn of events.
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Let's not get all aroused here. The Prez knows how to negotiate and get his way in the end. We saw this guy do the impossible and win a historic nomination. How quickly we forget.
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