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Surprise! Turns Out Specter Doesn't Mean What He Says

By Philip Klein on 6.26.09 @ 9:43AM

Sen. Arlen Specter on Meet the Press in May:

MR. GREGORY:  Let me--I just want to turn, then, to the issue of health care. You would not support a public plan?

SEN. SPECTER:  That's what I said...

MR. GREGORY:  OK.

SEN. SPECTER:  ...and that's what I meant.

Specter speaking to union activists about health care yesterday:

I know you are very interested in the public component and I think Senator Schumer has the right idea about having a public component which is to have a level playing field with the private sector, but the public component can be in place.