Legal Commentary

Endgame In the 11 Dimensional Chess Match?

By Big Tent Democrat

If Ezra Klein is to be believed, this is irrelevant:

This time, the President is going to be specific. Next week, President Obama is going to give Democrats a health care plan they can begin to sell. He plans to list specific goals that any health insurance reform plan that arrives at his desk must achieve, according to Democratic strategists familiar with the plan.

The specifics: (1) anti-discrimination restrictions on insurance companies; and (2) minimum subsidy levels. On the public option?

Obama will say that his preferred mechanism remains a government-subsidized public health insurance option, but he will remain agnostic about whether the plan must include a robust public option.

Hmmm. This seems a rehash to me. Ezra is right. This is irrelevant.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).