Wall St Journal: Don't Be Fooled, Health Bill's Odds are Good

In fact, much of the turmoil in recent days -- liberal Democrats arguing with conservative Democrats, unions sniping at their usual allies, insurance companies jousting with the White House -- stems from this shift. The health-care duel now is being waged with real bullets. Everybody now knows the stakes are high and is acting accordingly.
Also, don't let all the focus on the "public option" -- the question of whether the final bill should include a government-run insurance plan -- fool you. Yes, that's important. Yet the two toughest issues for Democrats to resolve are how to pay for their overhaul plans, and how to ensure the final product helps rather than squeezes the middle class.