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In the latest Beltway book that will garner some attention, Think Progress' industrial Igor Volsky certainly got a major catch today from Tom Daschle talking about his new book about how health insurance reform happened. It's a revelation that sure won't endear the Obama Administration towards the base it has already upset too many times before : I asked Daschle if the White House had taken the option off the table in July 2009 and if all future efforts to resuscitate the provision (the public option) were destined to fail: DASCHLE: I don’t think it was taken off the table completely. It was taken off the table as a result of the understanding that people had with the hospital association, with the insurance (AHIP), and others. I mean I think that part of the whole effort was based on a premise. That premise was, you had to have the stakeholders in the room and at the table. Lessons learned in past efforts is that without the stakeholders’ active support rather than a...

Why does Tom Daschle hate a public option in health care reform that 76% of Americans want?

Photo from Google Today, President-elect Barack Obama will have his speech today focusing on the economy and his stimulus plan. The debate since the start of the New Year has been waged on whether the proposed budget for the plan will be enough to help turn around the economy during the Bush Recession. Also, a little later this morning, with far less attention but just as important indeed, Tom Daschle is announced as Health and Human Services secretary on C-Span (and maybe everywhere else). Finally, later today on The Whole Delivery, I will get my preview and predictions on the College Presidents Most Important Making Money Game, which is also known as the BCS Championship Game between Florida and Oklahoma. Peace. The agenda's Pending Schedule will be in the comments section. Compared to yesterday, it will be a light schedule.