Washington - — On the eve of President Obama's key health care address to a joint session of Congress, top House Democrats appeared divided Tuesday over a controversial government-run insurance option, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting it be part of the House plan.
The public option, a crucible for liberal Democrats and anathema to Republicans and many conservative Democrats, has opened a chasm in the Democratic Party that threatens to sink the health reform effort. Obama's chief task in his nationally televised speech at 5 p.m. PDT tonight will be to bridge the gap.
The public option, a crucible for liberal Democrats and anathema to Republicans and many conservative Democrats, has opened a chasm in the Democratic Party that threatens to sink the health reform effort. Obama's chief task in his nationally televised speech at 5 p.m. PDT tonight will be to bridge the gap.
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