Despite a substantial legislative victory on health care reform, and despite signing a new nuclear arms-reduction agreement with the Russians, President bBarack/b bObama/b's job approval continues to stagnate.

bBarack/b bObama/b has urged people to give his health bill more time, as he lashed out at pundits who have already decided it will do little to boost his political prospects.

Harrycare in trouble: Dems bail, Lieberman supports filibuster By Michelle Malkin • October 27, 2009 01:56 PM FNC’s Major Garrett tweets that Democrat Sen. Evan Bayh is “uncommitted” on Harry Reid’s “public option” plan announced yesterday. Politico’s Manju Ranu reports that Joe Lieberman supports a GOP filibuster: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuse

Obama forsakes leadership in healthcare reform. Sam Stein and Ryan Grim at HuffPo : President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as part of health care reform. In its place, say multiple Democratic sources, Obama has indicated a preference for an alternative policy, favored by the insurance industry, which would see a public plan triggered into effect in the future by a failure of the indus

Congressional leaders appear to have struck on a way to ensure passage of health care reform and the pacification of those in favor and opposed to a government-run health plan: Let states opt out. States may get to opt out of public option plan originally reported at IFAwebnews.com .