“Public health insurance option” on The Daily Caller

Democrats like to say the other party does it all the time — and their primary opponents are guilty of it, too, come to think of it. (more)

Over the past 10 months we have asked 409 questions of 29,653 likely voters in ten surveys of Americans’ opinions about health care reform. Here we quantify the increasing polarization of Republicans and Democrats, and highlight the remaining common ground, and common interest. (more)

President Obama has taken a new line of attack against Republicans to neutralize their argument that his reforms would pose a government takeover of the health-care sector, arguing subtly that the GOP is committed more to the insurance industry than they are limited government. (more)

“When a majority of Americans supports something,” says a disembodied narrator in this new ad from progressive group MoveOn.org, “it’s hard to keep a good idea down, because the public option is back.” It’s hard to know for sure whether the ad’s saying the public option is supported by the majority of Americans, is a good idea, or both, but judging by the White House press briefing yesterday, it’s likely not back: (more)

Whether or not a public option is part of President Obama’s highly anticipated health care reform proposal to be unveiled Monday, Republicans will still call it a government takeover of the health care system. (more)

Real health care reform is threatening to emerge from the ashes of the Massachusetts special election that exploded the effort in January. A growing movement in the Senate to urge Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to reinsert the public option into a health care reform package that would move through the chamber under majority-only rules depends on just how many votes backers can muster. (more)

One cardinal rule of journalism is that reporters shouldn’t give or receive money, favors or services from anyone or any organization connected to stories they report on. In fact, many news organizations require their reporters to sign “pay for play” agreements that expressly prohibit such arrangements. Crossing that line is a firing offense in many news organizations. (more)