Sen. Tom Carper (D) pushes a compromise that will lead to a public option

If you thought the public option was dead, think again.  Fox News reports that the Senate Finance Committee plans on wrapping up a compromise that could be finalized Thursday night.  However, the compromise is between the democrats, not with the Republicans.  This can only mean one thing, the plan will lead a path straight to the public option:

Senate Democrats are quietly crafting a compromise over the so-called public option behind closed doors — two days after a pivotal Senate panel struck down amendments to create the government-run program, congressional aides told FOX News.

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, is spearheading the effort as a way to appease liberal Democrats — vying for a government-run insurance option — as well as party moderates and Republicans who claim it will lead to a single-payer system.

If liberal democrats support it, it leave the public option wide open.

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