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It's Tough To See Through All This Clarity
By Carole on Aug 17, 2009
First Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius makes the rounds of the Sunday morning talk shows claiming that a government run health insurance option "is not an essential part" of reform. Then an administration official (who asked not to be identified in exchange for providing clarity) said that Secretary Sebelius "misspoke", that the White House did not intend to change its messaging and that the public option is not, in the president's view, the most important element of the reform package. (source) You've got to love this administration's idea of clarity.
Is Rahm Emanuel About To Walk The Plank?
By Carole on Aug 16, 2009
Two interesting items today...the administration seems ready to drop the public option in health care reform and the New York Times published a featured article claiming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is the one facing the risks when it comes to the president's accelerated agenda. Could a tossing of the trusted advisor under the bus be far behind?
