But who's going to reassure the rest of us?

By GottaLaff

Is oo gonna get a new binky too, Snowey? Is wittle Hawwy gonna spoon feed you wots an' wotsa yum-yums to make sure yoo itty bitty feewings is otay?

It wasn't much in doubt, but Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) confirmed to reporters tonight that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid assured her all of the contentious aspects of the public option compromise--particularly the Medicare buy-in provision--have been dropped.

The two met this afternoon so that Reid could gauge the likelihood that she'll ultimately vote with the Democrats, at least to push the bill past a filibuster.

He assured you that the Medicare buy-in and the public option are out, I asked?

"Correct," she said.

So where's our binky?