The Public Option, Which a Majority of Americans Favor, Is Dropped From the Healthcare Bill

The Public Option, Which a Majority of Americans Favor, Is Dropped From the Healthcare Bill

The Public Option, Which a Majority of Americans Favor, Is Dropped From the Healthcare Bill

And senators have no remorse.

Calvin Trillin
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That option is out of the bill now,
And senators have no remorse.
For no one was really behind it–
Except for the public, of course.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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