As Democratic leaders met with President Obama at the White House, their vote counters were still trying to figure out on Thursday how many members were in the "yes" column when it comes to health care reform.
And there were conflicting signals for those watching the hallways of the Capitol as well.
Democrats in the House have been doing all they can in recent days to foster a sense of inevitability about health care reform - that it is going to be approved by the Congress.
"We will have a bill that will go to the floor, and it will have a public option in it," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a news conference.
"And there is support in our Caucus to do that; I have said that over and over again and I stand by it. The question is, what form does that (public option) take? "
SOURCE: Jamie Dupree
