This is how big of a turnaround we've seen in just the past few weeks. From Dan Balz at the Washington Post, who does a pretty good analysis of how we got where we are:
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, 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.And for those who say President Obama is truly committed to a public option, I ask you this one simple question: Aside from feel-good speeches to supporters, what has the President actually done to get even one Senator to vote for the public option?
