Ben Nelson Open to Trimmed-Down Public Option Approach - Opt In

[Are_grits_groceries]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key Democratic senator says he may be open to a government-run insurance program that allows states to participate only if they ask to participate.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/25/us/politics/AP-US-Health-Care-Nelson.html

Oh for God's sake! Why don't they just have a duel? Waxman would be my pick, because he is a mean little f*****, and he wouldn't hesitate. Maxine Waters would be his second.

[laughingliberal]

1. Ben's rule, "First do no harm," to the insurance cartels nt

[Lorien]

2. It is beyond ridiculous. Nelson isn't "key" to anything

whatever happened to the "nuclear option"? The GOP brought us their "contract on America" with only 52 votes, and we can't get a half assed public OPTION passed. Pathetic.

[msongs]

3. don't pick on poor Ben, we are supposed to be bipartisan with republicans, real or pseudo nt

[asjr]

4. It sounds insane to me that any state would

"opt out". Has Ben even asked his constituents what they want?

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. My state would.

and yes the elected are insane.

[annabanana]

6. Opt IN is 1000 times worse than opt OUT.

He knows that if his constituents see, or expect to see a benefit for them, they will not allow an opt-out.