Obama's healthcare proposal is rather genius. Check it out here. I like the way it's broken out. If you want to see the simple version, just look under the "what reform means to you" tab. There is even a tab that has the republican ideas. Note that it also gets rid of the special deals that were arranged for states, including Ben Nelson's deal. Hip Hooray for that. This proposal simply leaves the republicans without an excuse. They have to show up Thursday in good form. The bipartisan healthcare meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 10 am eastern and will be live streamed at WhiteHouse.gov.
If you're reading this at around 10:30 am eastern, Obama is speaking to governors here.
Linda Douglass, White House spokeswoman for health reform:
