SANE DEMS UNMOVED BY OBAMA HEALTH SPEECH.  INSANE DEMS PERMANENTLY MOVED - AT 8:19 A.M. ET:  From The Washington Times:

President Obama's address to Congress Wednesday night did little to immediately convert factions in the Democratic party to unify behind a health care overhaul plan Thursday, and his call for an end to "bickering" was met by Republican carping that he failed to "reset" the debate.

Liberal House lawmakers said they still want to see the president embrace a government-sponsored public insurance option as part of any bill, and centrist Democrats said they remain worried about the price tag.

"I believe a costly government-run public option is the wrong direction for reform and I will not support it," Rep. Mike Ross, a moderate Blue Dog Democrat from Arkansas who has come out in opposition of the plan that he helped shepherd through committee, said in the aftermath of Mr. Obama's speech.

COMMENT:  They are waiting for the polls.  If the polls swing heavily in the president's direction, many Blue Dogs will stop barking and start licking.  If they don't, conflict will continue, even within the Democratic Party.

September 11, 2009