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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (60982)	8/18/2009 12:09:57 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 149317

"I have learned over the years that the first step to solving a problme is thinking about it." Can't argue with that!

To: koan who wrote (60982)	8/18/2009 8:48:28 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

The numbers were not there in his own party. THe co-ops are not a bad idea. They have been a success in areas where they exist. I sure do hope that Obama helps them initially to fend off the large insurance companies. ====================================== Obama's healthcare trade-off By backing away from a public option, he increases the chances for his reform proposal overall. By Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook August 18, 2009 ...excerpt Many congressional analysts expect the House to approve some form of public plan and the Senate to reject it, setting up a showdown in the final round of negotiations -- probably late this fall. But the political gain for Obama was clear Monday in the reaction of Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia, one of five Democrats who opposed the bill when it cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee in July. ..contd at latimes.com