Support The Public Option, Bob

I give you Dem U.S. Senator Bob Casey from our illustrious commonwealth (here, last May)…

“Improving our health care system to increase quality and improve affordability is the ultimate and long-neglected goal,” said Sen. Casey. “A public option can help this effort by increasing competition in the market and maintaining patient choice.”

And I give you Casey from last November (here)…

He supports the public option to increase competition and reduce costs.

Funny thing, though – it seems that Casey was asked to support the public option here last June, but failed to do so.

And now, Casey is not one of the 30 (at last count) Democratic senators who has said they will support a public health insurance option in the pending health care reform legislation, whatever it may turn out to be (of course, maybe if the Catholic Church would utter a syllable of support too while it’s busy screaming about abortion, that would be useful also).

Show us that you’re as good as your word and support the public option, Senator Casey (click here to read and find out how).

Update 3/2/10: THANK YOU, SENATOR!