Monday, 4pm, President Obama meets with Senator Conrad in the Oval Office

[Clio the Leo]

And, on a related note....

Meanwhile, some Senate Democrats suggested that they were open to compromise over what is arguably the toughest issue in the health-care debate: whether to offer a government-run insurance option. On "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) said he could support a public option that doesn't tie reimbursement rates -- what the government would pay health-care providers for procedures -- to existing Medicare reimbursement rates. North Dakota has relatively low Medicare reimbursement rates.

He said he still favored the establishment of member-run cooperatives instead of a government-run option, but suggested that he could accept a compromise that would allow states to opt in or out of a public option.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125588404271792635.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories

[msongs]

1. well obama does want to be bipartisan nt

[bluestateguy]

2. Could be encouraging

Conrad does have a legit issue with regards to Medicare reimbursement rates in ND. I think we can at least get him to vote for cloture.

[Captain Hilts]

3. That's THE classic photograph

next to this one:



and this one:

[Clio the Leo]

5. lol yeah......

.... I'm hoping we dont see the President yanking on Bo's ears anytime soon though. He can stick to the Congress.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. No Way. Best photo of LBJ hands down is this:

IMHO of course!

On Edit: LBJ took some of the best pictures ever.

[Captain Hilts]

7. Yes! That's also a classic!

[HopeOverFear]

4. love that picture

[SpartanDem]

8. Conrad seems to be wavering more and more

[Enrique]

9. will he bring his dog?