It's not like Harry Reid and Barack "Status Quo O" Obama were ever really interested in change, so the Senate killing the public option is hardly a surprise, though it is a bummer.
What did they get in response? Well it appears that they got the ability for people aged 55-65 to who are making not more than 150% of poverty buy into Medicare, at an cost per individual around $625/month.
That's pretty weak tea.
Well, at least the Dems told Ben Nelson to pound sand on his abortion restrictions, and killed his amendment.
My expectation is that this will get a lot worse as time goes on, and it will get a lot worse in conference committee, and Barack Obama will be able to sign his piece of toilet paper.
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