If so, my admiration for Charles Krauthammer has hit maximum proportions. I’m not sure I agree with his assessment that the public option is dead — I think it might just be pining for the fjords — but check out this Dennis Miller-style pop reference at the end, via Greg Hengler at Townhall:

Awesome. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced that the public option is an ex-parrot just quite yet. I’d certainly like to think it’s bleeding deceased, but I suspect it may just be mostly dead. We’ll need a miracle to keep Democrats from shoving that chocolate-coated potion down our throats. In other words, have fun storming the castle for the foreseeable future.