Wednesday, December 2, 2009

On The Table, Or On The Block?

White House Budget Director Peter Orszag is at it again this morning, assuring the Village that everything's on the table chopping block.
Speaking at the National Press Club this morning, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag confirmed that in high level discussions between Democratic health care principals just about every possible public option compromise is on the table.
"There are many sensitive discussions that are ongoing," Orszag said. "I'll just say there are a lot of those discussions going on - opt outs, opt ins, triggers and I'll leave it at that."
The thing with 11-dimensional chess is both sides have to be playing for it to work.  It continues to amaze me that after nearly six months of this fight, the White House refuses to take a solid stand on the public option.  If you want to know why the fight has taken six months and will most likely require another three, well there's your answer.

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