The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel stated that the White House is Open to Deal on the Public Health Plan. Specifically they said his comment was “The goal is to have a means and a mechanism to keep the private insurers honest. The goal is non-negotiable, the path is negotiable” . The idea that President Obama’s Whitehouse would give up the demand for a public option for a promise from insurance companies offering competition is at best naïve.
About Egberto Willies
Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.