White House issues yet another supportive statement about the public option. But what have they actually done to get votes?

The White House has issued yet another general statement saying how much it likes the public option. That's nice. So what exactly has the President done to lobby individual Senators to get Harry Reid the remaining 1, 2, or 3 votes he needs to include the public option in the bill?

The new WH statement even goes so far as to say "the rumors" we've all been hearing are false. Well, the rumors are saying that while the White House is issuing supportive statements on the public option, the President is, at best, doing nothing behind the scenes to help lobby individual members of Congress to support the public option sans trigger. And at worst, the President is actively undermining Harry Reid's effort. Or so the rumors go.

So issuing another supportive statement, while not showing any evidence whatsoever that the President is actually lobbying individual Senators to support the public option sans trigger, does not refute the rumor. It is the rumor.