Any Obamaites want to take a crack at defending Dear Leader on this point?
>From an interview published today in the Washington Post: "Obama said the public option 'has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right.' But, he added, 'I DIDN'T CAMPAIGN ON THE PUBLIC OPTION.'" [emphasis added] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122202101.html?hpid=topnews http://tinyurl.com/y8k8c8h >From Obama's campaign statement on health reform to the Washington Post: "...My plan will ensure that all Americans have health care coverage through their employers, private health plans, the federal government, or the states. My plan builds on and improves our current insurance system, which most Americans continue to rely upon, and creates A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN for those currently without coverage. Under my plan, Americans will be able to choose to maintain their current coverage if they choose to. For those without health insurance I will establish A NEW PUBLIC INSURANCE PROGRAM, and provide subsides to afford care for those who need them...." [emphases added] http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/issues/candidates/barack-obama/#health-care http://tinyurl.com/3n9q7c The public plan was on his Web site and in his healthcare reform white paper; it was in Health Care for America Now's list of principles for reform, which he publicly endorsed. It's one thing for him to have campaigned on the public option and then compromised it away without a fight. It's quite another for him to *deny that he ever campaigned on it*. This isn't just a broken campaign promise. This is a flat-out, in-your-face, screw-you lie.
