No matter... The next month will be interesting... What we need now is for Obama to turn into Ross Perot, charts, graphs and all...

The right has contolled the debate by not allowing it to occur and I think Obma has been smrat to let the right blow themselves out in August... Yeah, I realize this is a minority view but the right loves its temper tandrums and I'm thinking that they have really shown their collective asses and September will be a different game... Obama knows that the progressives are just about fed up and ready to jump ship... He knows that... Watch for Obama as Professor Perot...

BTW, I agree that a public option isn't negotiable... It has to be in the final legislation... It may take changing the rules in the Senate but, hey, change is tough on everyone and there is going to be political blow-back if real reform goes thru... That is normal... The Repubs have alot to loose here... This is their Waterloo... Not Obama's...

B~