Health care wars continue

In Little Rock, Michael Steele, chairman of the RNC, dared Democrats to go it alone and pass the health care overhaul. Steele declared, "You want it done? Pass the bill. But they know it's poisonous and they know the American people will not tolerate it. They're scrambling now and they're beginning to turn on each other because they've got a big problem, a political one, and they can't solve it."

Mike Ross (D-AR), leader of the Blue Dog Democrats, has this problem: How to get a health care bill minus the public (government-run) option through the House. Extreme left Democrats will not vote for a bill without it. Ross: "The challenge is it's going to be difficult to get a health care reform bill through the House that doesn't include a public option. It's going to be difficult to get a health care reform bill through the Senate that does include a public option, so this is a long way from being over."