[cardinal4]

The latest political gimmick is the notion of a "trigger" for the public option: A new government program for the middle class would only come on line if private insurance companies fail to meet certain benchmarks, such as lowering overall health spending or shrinking the number of the uninsured. This is supposed to appeal to Maine Republican Olympia Snowe, who could end up as ObamaCare's 60th Senator, while still appeasing the single-payer left.

It's the same f****** thing! Just a little delayed..!

[Rutles4Ever]

Worse yet, if the private insurers see their failure to meet these benchmarks as a foregone conclusion, they may elect to cut to the chase and surrender to the gov’t just so they can put together a new business plan with a new reality in mind.