The statement just out from the White House hails Harry Reid for including the public option in the final bill — but more to the point, specifically praises the opt-out idea, contradicting the widely-assumed notion that Obama prefered the trigger: “The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. Thanks to their efforts, we’re closer than we’ve ever been to solving this decades-old problem. And while much work remains, the P