All the August commotion over HCR has been tough on President Obama and all supporters of progressive change. The town hall shout downs and media disinformation have taken a toll. It came to a fever pitch Sunday with the HHS Sibelius comment that "the public option is "not the essential element" to health insurance reform and Drudge's white flag. Doom was the mood on Monday.
Today as I watch endless news on the cable and surf the internets something seems to have changed. I see less "death panel" nonsense and town hall wackos coverage, more defenders of the public option and critics of co-ops, more GOP painting themselves into the corner of no.
I hear a lot of snark in Kos comments about Obama the chess master or political ju jit su. But could it be that he has made a great move by floating the no public option balloon? Has he changed the conversation by making himself the villain? Ju jit su or luck I think the argument has turned, and in our favor.
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