Two Key Senate Votes Come Out Against Public Option

Snowe, Collins Will Not Back Public Option -- Political Wire

More proof that the "public option" is all but dead
comes from the two senators Democrats hoped might side with them in supporting
the measure in a health care reform bill.Sen.
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) said President Obama "should take it off the table" since
it would "give real momentum to building consensus," reports The Hill.Meanwhile, Sen. Susan
Collins (R-ME) said she would not even support a "trigger" option in any
legislation, meaning a provision to delay a public option and allow health insurance companies to lower costs
on their own, according to the Washington Post.

This is pretty much the death knell for the public option