Is Obama giving up on the public option?

Today, the Associated Press published a story claiming that the White House appears ready to abandon the public option. Without a public option, there is no real health care reform.

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Poem: Yes We Can

I wrote this after Election Day:

Yes We Can

Change is coming, and it's worth embracing --
History is in the making.
Take my hand, and let us walk together --
Things are going to get much better.
It won't be easy; we must be real:
It will take time for us to heal.
Together, though, we can get through
If you help me, and I help you.
The future calls for us to take a stand.
Can we do it? Yes we can.