Plan B for Obama should be to walk away

[cleveramerican]

If congress passes some watered down, no public option, weak kneed version of health care "reform".
Rather than sign it or veto it, Obama should simply change the subject, walk away and don't look back.


Nobody remembers the moment W's social security initiative went down in flames because it didn't,
W saw the writing on the wall and walked away.
I hope Obama remembers this option.

[bluestateguy]

1. That's because Bush had other failures in progress at the time

In the second half of 2005 we were at the apex of the meltdown in Iraq, and there was the Katrina fuckup. Perhaps that is why no one cared that SS privatization went down in flames.

[Hippo_Tron]

2. WAY WAY WAY too late

When you frequently make comments about staking your presidency on health care reform, you can't walk away from it. Obama has upped the ante and there's no going back.

[stray cat]

3. Yes - the health insurance industry is so awesome we should let them abuse people

If a policy isn't perfect we should choose the absolute worst instead!