Kirk

WASHINGTON — Did somebody say government-run?

That’s the refrain sounding from just about every Republican in Washington, and the GOPers who would like to get to D.C., in response to the latest version of a Democratic health insurance plan, this one offered by…

From left, Dr. Geoffrey Beale, Michelle Burke, Dr. John Krause, Dr. Dennis Munson

WASHINGTON — A Washington Post poll this week showed that Americans have warmed to a public option in health insurance overhaul (57 % supported it) and liberal lawmakers are pressing to…

Gephardt

The Huffington Post is reporting that former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt said on Thursday that a public option for insurance coverage was “not essential” to the process of health care reform.

Sen. Roland Burris

WASHINGTON — Illinois Sen. Roland Burris served notice a short time ago that Democrats might have problems other than the Republican variety in getting health-care reform legislation out of the Senate.

Burris, a Democrat, announced that any legislation lacking provisions establishing a…