In one of the most blatant cases of campaign promise betrayals in recent memory, NY-23’s Bill Owens has recanted on four of his more moderate positions on health care. The first was his support of the “pubic option.” In summer’s dog days, when town hall meetings were scaring the daylights out of current and aspiring Democrat office holders, Owens came out against a government-run insurance company. On August 11, Politico reported :Bill Owens, who hopes to replace Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), has come out against the public insurance option, saying it doesn't belong in the House health reform bill. Owens is actually a registered independent, another sign that some Democrats running in conservative districts may need a little distance from President Obama for the time being.Politico’s Glenn Thrush proved prophetic by writing “for the time being.” Just over a week before the election, when the furor over the public option was off front pages and...(Read Full Post)