After suggesting that the public option had passed on into the realm of the spirits, White House adviser David Axelrod now says Obama still embraces the measure, but will not say whether he’ll stand behind it when he addresses Congress on Wednesday.
“The President embraced the public option because he believes” it would be a boon to consumers, Axelrod told CNN’s Ed Henry.
However, he would not say one way or another whether that means Obama will rally for it when he addresses a joint session of Congress next week. “I’m not going to deal with the details of the President’s speech,” Axelrod said. “Otherwise there wouldn’t be any point in giving it.”
