horse of george

It occurs to me that if Obama drops the public option from his healthcare reform, thereby sorely pissing off the uber left, that this will be a scenario I mused on long before he ascended to the throne - ie, what happens when, in order to do the right thing, he has to go against the wishes of the bleeding hearts that are largely responsible for his rise to the top? Namely, will he be able to go through with it, will he be able to feel comfortable not being popular amongst that ilk - and if he does go through with it, will that represent him moving seamlessly to the centre much in the manner of Clinton or will pangs of guilt and remorse [and not being so cravenly adored] subsequently drive him even further leftward? Of course I was more concerned with how such a dynamic might adversely impact foreign policy decisions - but this should work - after all, no less a person than Howard Dean has gone on record several times as saying that healthcare reform would be meaningless without a public option - most, all on the uber left share that sentiment.