Would you telegraph your intention to do so, giving opponents a heads up and chance to organize against it, or would you keep it on the downlow right up until you slipped into the budget?
Just sayin'.
Harkin: Public option "is going to be revisited"
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/23/817829/-Harkin:-Public-option-is-going-to-be-revisitedNow, this story is talking about a separate piece of legislation, not reconciliation, but I firmly believe that they WILL keep revisiting the issue and that reconciliation is still an option.