option' will, without a doubt, destroy private insurance. No private company can compete with a government program - because the government programs sets its own rules - and does not need to worry about staying solvent. This is not a problem for guys like you though - because I am sure you would like nothing more that private insurance to collapse - because then the 'one payer' option can be fully ushered in. TheEnforcer | 7.27.09 @ 12:29PM g | 7.27.09 @ 12:34PM HealthCare:....Yup, this will give us a "public option"...and because it will lack the coverage that 95% of employees current plans contain...and consequently be cheaper to employers.....this is the "plan" that they will "choose" for their employees.....if YOU want to stay with the plan that you currently have, you can (says obama)....sure you can....it will just not be available through your employer any longer....and it will cost you 5 times as much.....WE WILL LOSE! jagged | 7.27.09 @ 12:38PM Where were all of you and this information when America was going ga-ga over Obama in 2008?!! All of this could have been prevented. If you voted for Obama, you have NOTHING to complain about. If you voted for Obama, YOU are who I complain about! Yardo | 7.27.09 @ 12:45PM The so-called "Blue-Dog Dems" may actually wind up saving the nation because they can't bring themselves to go along with the radical rank and file while holding their noses. And I'm thinking in all regards, especially foreign policy