duck quackers unite
“public option” is among the more insidious language tortures rolling down the lemming pike this year. you may know with certainty that anyone using the term seriously is an irremediable flake. dan balz:
The resurrection of the public option is the latest and one of the most surprising turns in the long battle over legislation to overhaul the nation’s health-care system. Under assault for months, and declared on life support repeatedly in recent weeks, the provision for a public insurance option is unexpectedly alive as House and Senate leaders prepare to send their bills to the floor. [...]
blah blee bleh.