Senate Dems to Obama: Um, a Little Help Here?

(Blog Post) After a weekend of furious activity, Democratic leaders in the Senate think they are close to getting the votes they need in order to pass an "opt-out" version of the public option.

But they feel like President Obama could be doing more to help them, with one senior staffer telling TNR on Sunday that the leadership would like, but has yet to receive, a clear "signal" of support for their effort. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Jonathan Cohn, Memeorandum
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Posted by: via Jonathan Cohn - Oct 26, 2009 - 6:21 AM PDT
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 27, 2009

the story is a snapshot of the process involved now in the debate/discussion of the public option in the health bill. the writer sorts out the senate's role and the president's in a way that seems fair.

the consistent questioning of pres. obama's role in the process of this bill seem disingenuous, in the press at least, in not discussing that it is ... More »

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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 26, 2009

On the contrary, it seems pretty clear (at least to me) that Obama really would prefer a strong public option—but that he, like his advisers, has serious concerns ... More »

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