Some good progress.....
WASHINGTON – Apparently ready to abandon the idea, President Barack Obama's health secretary said Sunday a government alternative to private health insurance is "not the essential element" of the administration's health care overhaul.
The White House indicated it could jettison the contentious public option and settle on insurance cooperatives as an acceptable alternative, a move embraced by some Republicans lawmakers who have strongly opposed the administration's approach so far.
Officials from both political parties reached across the aisle in an effort to find compromises on proposals they left behind when they returned to their districts for an August recess. Obama has been pressing for the government to run a health insurance organization to help cover the nation's almost 50 million uninsured.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the White House would be open to co-ops instead of a government-run public option, a sign Democrats want a compromise so they can declare a victory on the must-win showdown.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul
It's interesting - Obama got the AMA and AARP (sort of), etc on board but under estimated the citizens of America - the giant woke up just in time - if anything passes it will not look anything like the bills that are currently pending in Congress. Thank God for the people of America, especially those that have and will attend the Townhall meetings - a lot of democrats would love to vote for the pending bills but they would love to be re-elected even more.
Actually, Obama has been 'exposed' through this process. Any of you that have worked closely with the CEO of practically any type of business, especially CEO's that are incompetent will recognize Obama's incompetence as the CEO of America. Of course, that was expected by practically every member posting here, except for 3-4 and we all know who they are.
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