Go back a few months and read about the discussions surrounding the use of the "nuclear option" (budget reconciliation) whereby the public option could have 'legally' been put up for a filibuster-proof majority vote. Why not go that path?
Accepting your description of the unprecedented repuglican position, Obama would have a mountain of evidence to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that their party's goal is failure and that all means necessary MUST be employed against the filibuster to address the nation's problems. It's a "can't miss" position for the president - even if the public option legislation ended up losing too many Dems to get 51 votes, at least voters would know who's got their backs for the next set of elections and Obama can honestly say that he tried.
Or you can surrender and pass something lame and follow that up with a PR barrage to make it look like you've just performed a miracle.
The only miracle will be Dems keeping control of Congress in 2010 after this continuous string of let-downs and eye-pokes.
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