I've seen a lot of people state that Obama's ultimate goal is a single payer system, which scares the pickles out of rightwingers.
This is the 2003 clip (I haven't been able to find the full speech) that those on the right, including Katy Abram, use as evidence that Obama is a socialist:
Here he is explaining himself during the campaign. He has said that he favored a single payer system if healthcare reform was starting from scratch:
Here he is answering a single payer question in July. I'd say he's evolved his thinking from overhauling healthcare with a single payer system into having a public option or some other means (such as a co-op) of offering free or low cost insurance to lower income people. There is simply no way that this country would accept single payer--at least not at this point in time:
Now, the media is saying the White House is giving up on the public option. But I don't think that's true. Stay tuned.
