might be when America sees the health policy other Western democracies provide their citizens.   “The public health insurance option died on Thursday, December 10, 2009, after a months-long battle with Senate parliamentary procedure. The time of death was recorded as 11:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.  “ Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim has crafted the hands down best lede we’ve ever read off a blog. Witty, informative though understated and we’re reposting it as this debate-as futile as the planning meetings for the Freedom Tower- and Pelosi’s ascension are so emblematic of our times, leaving us more convinced than ever; they’re just making monkeys out of all of us.