Just Following the Example

Today on the Sunday talk shows, many Democrats and moderate Republicans, the only hope for any GOP support, expressed disdain for the public option, or they signaled a willingness to easily give up the fight for a public option. Sens. Mary Landrieu, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins pretty much stated they had no taste for it (not ultimately surprising). And of those that said they did support the public option, Sens. Shaheen, Feinstein, McCaskill all showed tepid backing of anything better than triggers (though I may be overstating McCaskill's feelings there).

Hey, they're just following the administration's orders. Gibbs, Axelrod and Sebelius pretty much said the same thing.




(Photo: 365 Project, Day Nine, 9/13/09: Through the hole in the wall....)