What is the endgame here? Does the White House want a public option? Do they want a trigger? Do they want a Five Guys Burger, or a half-smoke from Ben’s? Make up your damn mind here. In my mind, the question of Democrats capitulating on the public option has already been answered. I think they’re the ones who’ve compromised. I’m sure if it were up to the lot of them, they’d have force-fed us a single-payer system, and milked the insurance whores dry. Here’s Ezra Klein on the art of the waffle:
I’m also hearing a lot of irritation from congressional Democrats at the mixed signals being sent by the White House. If the White House wants to advocate for the trigger, fine. If the White House wants to advocate for the public option, fine. But for the White House to host one meeting where they signal that they’re uncomfortable with Reid’s decision to push the envelope on the public option and then make a big effort to walk that meeting back after the left gets angry is confusing everybody.
Come on! Get it over with. The blood that is shed by choosing one side or the other is all relative anyway. Take your shots to the dome and come back swinging. I think the White House is at risk of being seen as too pragmatic here. Fear is the enemy of progress.
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