Politico: Obama Wants Bogus ‘Trigger’ Option Instead of Opt-Out Version of Public Option (Which Is Also Bogus, But Less So)
[I’m now officially done with hoping. Obama is a mirage with no conscience, just like Clinton before him… -Ed.]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leaning toward putting a public insurance option in the Senate health reform bill — a signal that Reid increasingly believes he can get the votes needed for a plan that would allow states to opt out of the program, senators said Thursday.
But President Barack Obama stopped short of endorsing the approach during a hastily called meeting Thursday with the Senate Democratic leadership at the White House, according to an administration official.
Instead, one Democratic source said Obama appeared to prefer a “trigger” option put forth by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), who has proposed allowing states to join a national insurance plan if affordable coverage was not widely available. This would suggest the president has not abandoned his goal of striking a bipartisan deal…