Pass the Senate Bill with the Public Option

I have gone back and forth on this. A reform bill without a public option is better than no reform at all; however, we need to think about the 10% of the American public that is currently unemployed. What is going to happen to them when their COBRA runs out? Moreover, listening to the most honest financial analysts will tell you that our financial system could undergo another shock and make unemployment worse. The public option is just that--an option. It is not socialism. It is a safety net for all of the good hardworking people who have lost their jobs. It also prevents people from being kicked out of our health care system because of excessively high premiums.

I respect my Republican brothers and sisters but on this one they are too beholden to moneyed interests. In the same way that Democrats can get a little too stuck on the support of certain constituencies, Republicans are too stuck on the support of those opposing health reform. Please keep in mind that the Republican reform would leave 95% of the uninsured in their current state.