Obama's Position On Public Option

Rending of garments. Knashing of teeth. Keening of the wimmin.
It's all been going on for so long now among progressives who worry the public option won't make it into final legislation, or that it will be watered down too much to matter.
In another restatement of Obama's position to the press today, spokesman Bill Burton said this, which I hadn't noticed previously.

 And he will continue to ensure that it is achieved in the final health care reform legislation.

So at least there's that. What kind of public option we're still waiting to see, with rumors circulating that Nancy is pressing every member today and that so-called moderate — read conservative — Dem senators are falling in love with the opt-out provision, which I believe is genius.
I'd love to see us all surprised with  final passage in both chambers before the Thanksgiving recess. Then we can start complaining that the reconciliation process is taking too long and if we won't have a bill before Christmas, we're screwed and so on.
What I'm beginning to wonder is if my heart can take the same seesaw motions through the energy bill machinations.