Obama- Health Care Public Option is Out?

Apparently, Obama is shifting strategy and will not demand the inclusion of a public option in his health care speech next week. (how many health care speeches has he given so far?)

Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a brutal August recess by specifying what Obama wants to see in a compromise health care deal and directly confronting other trouble spots, West Wing officials tell POLITICO.

Obama is considering detailing his health-care demands in a major speech as soon as next week, when Congress returns from the August recess. And although House leaders have said their members will demand the inclusion of a public insurance option, Obama has no plans to insist on it himself, the officials said.

Hot Air has a post on why this strategy won't work for Obama like it did Clinton.