"Senator Leahy 'confident' today PO will be in Senate version." (????)

[Clio the Leo]

This from David Shuster's twitter ..... I cant find any news article that backs this up and I slept through the 4pm hour of MSNBC. Anyone see it? I dont recall anyone (here) mentioning it at the time. Just speculation at this point, but very interesting if true.

There are developments on capitol hill regarding the health care public option. We will get the latest and hear from Sen. Leahy at 4pm. .... House doing a "whip count" now on public option to see if it has 218 votes. Senator Leahy "confident" today PO will be in Senate version. .... Leahy wouldn't talk about what makes him so confident... but offered high praise, in general, for Harry Reid.

http://twitter.com/DavidShuster

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. that would be the HOUSE

the Senate has 100 senators...

[Clio the Leo]

3. he's def. talking about both chambers....

.... why would he praise Leader Reid for getting a PO into the House bill? Nope .... apparently Leahy said he was confident there would be a PO in THE SENATE version as well.

[backscatter712]

2. Some arms got twisted, I hope...

That and things like the CBO reports are taking the winds out of the AHIP groupies' sails...

Keep pushing!

[Beetwasher]

4. This Is Confusing, Why Would Leahy Do A Whip Count In Congress?

I think Shuster's got something mixed up. Leahy is in the Senate.

[hileeopnyn8d]

5. I think

those are two separate thoughts.

Here's his latest tweet about the whip count:

Pelosi wouldn't go into details about her HCR "whip count" this morning. But she stated again, "public option... will be in the bill."
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