Over the last couple months, every time the Public Option looked like it was in trouble, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) piped up and said, no, it was still going to be there. And because of his rep for good political antennae and a comfy relationship with business interests, his say-so pushed it back into the mix.
But then, for several weeks, as health care’s prospects appeared to deteriorate, he went silent. Now he says he’s still confident the bill with have a public option … or, well, something like it.
