Did Clyburn just say no public option to start, but "might" be added later?

[Stinky The Clown]

I was not paying attention. he is now on MSNBC talking about it. 12.40 PM EDT.

[Horse with no Name]

1. Ahh the carrot and the stick trick

That's cause they think we are stoopid.

[Autumn]

2. You can bet your ass if that's the

case, there won't be a public option. No way it will happen "later".

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. Did he say that???

He's my Congressman.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. That's what I was asking

I'm not sure what I heard. But with no cheerleaders Cha Cha-ing in here, it is probably what he said.

[Raineyb]

5. You mean like how Medicare was to start for senior citizens then expanded to the rest of the

populace? Yeah, that sounds like a winner. :sarcasm:

[Parker CA]

6. He was saying he thinks something should get passed that can, down the road, be built into a robust

plan.

[Horse with no Name]

7. Absolutely!

I mean, it is difficult to pass when you have the Senate, House AND the POTUS.
We should certainly wait until we can get rid of at least one of those disadvantages...:sarcasm:

[Parker CA]

9. Right? Probably a better bet to wait until we're out of power to implement a robust plan. nt.

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. Well that sure explains a lot.

I'll guess we'll get 2 aspirin and call them in 2 years for a start.:sarcasm:

[Stinky The Clown]

13. That's what I thought I was hearing, too.

Incredible.

I see the cheerleaders have been at work on this thread. Damned if we can discuss this without pissing them off.

[Critters2]

10. That's how the "trigger" works. Added later, if the insurance companies don't

make some specific changes. No way Congress will hold the industry to any standards.

[shadowknows69]

11. So how is that any significant reform at all?

Just call it the "health care status quo" Bill

[Cleita]

12. Well if there is no Medicare-like public option in the end, why has

Congress wasted all these months shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic? I mean we are going to end up with what we already have, which is nothing. Oh, yes they will cut spending in Medicare and Medicaid so they can continue the wars.

I'm dumbfounded. I can't believe we have such a corrupt government. We, who were once the greatest democracy in the world.