Are We There Yet?

Via Polit­i­cal Ani­mal:

Asked if he now opposes the leg­is­la­tion, Nel­son said, “Not at this point in time.

Ben Nel­son on the Stu­pak Amendment:

If there’s no pub­lic option, per­haps some of the [abor­tion] prob­lem goes away.”

I think we have 60, and I’m thrilled that the com­pro­mise we’ve reached has con­ser­v­a­tives crow­ing about how it’s a sure road to the pub­lic option. Now we wait to hear the results of Pelosi’s nego­ti­a­tion with her cau­cus to see if they buy in.

Update: Sup­port from Howard Dean.