It seems like one extra letter and a slight turn of phrase has turned this health care reform into a whole different animal. Let's see...a public option would be a government run health program like Medicaid or Medicare or the VA that the consumer could opt to buy into if he weren't happy with his private insurance. That would make it public and an option. The public's option seems to be about John Shmoe Public having to go into the market place and try to choose which private health plan will screw him the least for what he can afford with any subsidies he might be eligible for. It seems there isn't even a real choice here. It's what we already have except now it's going to be mandated. For many in the working class, there won't even be enough money left over for the KY jelly.