House May Vote On Health Care Saturday

The House may vote on the health care bill on Staurday.

"It could happen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, but no final decisions have been made," said Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for Pelosi.

Pelosi has reiterated her support for the public option. Where she conpromised was allowing doctors and hospitals to negotiate payments. This is a reasonable compromise. The House plan would raise taxes on high income earners. The Senate has yet to unveil their plan. Pelosi must be confident her caucus will support the bill, if she is bringing it onto the floor for a vote.

The White House is going to have time going against the public option. The Huffington Post reports Obama has been actively telling Senate Democrats to not support the public option.

On Thursday evening, after taking the temperature of his caucus, Reid told Obama at a White House meeting that he was pushing a national public option with an opt-out provision. Obama, several sources briefed on the exchange, reacted coolly.

"He certainly didn't embrace it and he seemed to indicate a preference for continuing to work on a strategy that involved Senator Snowe and a trigger," said one aide briefed on the meeting. Several other sources, along with independent media reports, confirmed the exchange.

I have given up on Obama. Progressives are going to have to push for health care. The President doesn't have the moral courage to do it himself.