Is the Public Option Out?

Obama may have helped push the divided Democratic party a little closer together with his prime time speech to America but with Americans still not showing a strong support for a public option, the Democrats may be backing off some too.

The main sign of Democrats backing down from a public option is from Nancy Pelosi's recent comments. Just a few weeks ago Nancy Pelosi insisted that a health insurance reform bill without a public option would not pass the house. But, just a few days ago her tone changed and when talking about a public option she said that they still plan to meet their goal of "affordability and accessibility and quality" but did not strongly speak of a public option as she did before.