September 4, 2009: "Nancy Pelosi: No public option, no bill"

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>>As the White House signals that it is willing to move forward on a health reform plan without a public option, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent a strong message Thursday evening: not so fast.

In her strongest statement yet, Pelosi said that any bill "without a strong public option will not pass the House":

“Any real change requires the inclusion of a strong public option to promote competition and bring down costs,” Pelosi said. “If a vigorous public option is not included, it would be a major victory for the health insurance industry.”<<

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26742.html

Heh. What changed, Nancy????

[Echo In Light]

1. K&R

[spanone]

2. Yo pelosi!!!!

[Taverner]

3. Awesome! She finally got tired of being kicked around.

Let's hope that when her fire is lit it stays ablaze

[rudy23]

10. Y'all are misreading the OP. Pelosi's quote is from Sept. She's doing a 180 today.

Revolt time.

[Taverner]

13. Aw jeez...

That sucks

[closeupready]

15. Yes, exactly. Sorry, I posted without posting the date.

I apologize to forum members.

[Deep13]

4. Suddenly, Pelosi is my second favorite person in the world...

...after my Sweetie, of course.

[Matariki]

5. Yes! Thank you Madam Speaker.

These daily hourly changes are making my ears bleed.

[Birthmark]

6. Finally.

Now if she just sticks by that, maybe we can make some actual progress for the People instead of Congressional paymasters.

[Bleacher Creature]

7. This article is from SEPTEMBER

[walldude]

Yep... I got hopeful for a second there...

It's like a freakin roller coaster...

[spanone]

16. damn

[Echo In Light]

19. That's why the OP asked "what's changed?"

[Matariki]

21. dammit.

[undeterred]

8. Go for it, Nancy.

[brooklynite]

9. This is a misleading post - this article is from September...

I'll wait and see what the Speaker says about the situation as it is today -- not speculate based on previous positions.

[closeupready]

11. PLEASE NOTE: This is an old story from September 4!!! I am trying to highlight

how fast things change. Today, she's backed off.

Stories like this from just literally three months ago serve to illustrate the hazards of - well, speaking on the record. She can't back away from her comments. If she does, she risks looking likea complete sellout. Which wouldn't surprise me for a number of reasons.

[boston bean]

18. can you change the title?? to reflect september 4th. just a suggestion...

[closeupready]

22. Excellent - done.

:)

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. Uh, didn't the House already pass a bill without a public option?

:shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

14. More than a month old.

[mike_c]

17. the shit sandwich just gets shittier....

Would you like fries with that? Supersize?

[Kablooie]

20. Ummm. This was back in September. Take a look at her stance today.

[derby378]

23. I think that was the OP's point

And the progressives are singin' the blues...

Listen to me, dog, before you start to whine
That side's yours and this side's mine
Move it on over
Rock it on over
Move over little dog, a big ol' dog is movin' in

[FiveGoodMen]

24. I didn't think she'd stick to her promise and she hasn't

During the Bush years there were occasional quotes from life-long republicans saying, "I didn't leave my party, it left me."

That's exactly where we're at today.

The Democratic Party we all want to support no longer exists.