New CBO Score Bodes Well For Public Option

By GottaLaff

Via Greg Sargent, who knows a thing or two about a thing or two:

In another step forward for the public option, I’m told reliably by a source that House leaders have been given a new Congressional Budget Office “score” finding that the evolving House bill — when you include a robust public option — reduces the deficit and is under the President’s cost goal of $900 billion. [...]

This is a step forward because it could make it more palatable to Blue Dogs to support a House bill with a robust public plan, meaning one that reimburses providers at Medicare rates plus five percent.

Me likey this news a lot. A whole lot.