If you were a Democratic senator opposed to the public option, would you vote to break a filibuster anyway? In other words, does a health care bill deserve to be voted on by the Senate, even if you don't like it personally?
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Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.