Politics | Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Plan Finds Foes on Left, Right Liberals say it's too conservative, and conservatives say it's too liberal By John Johnson Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:43 PM CDT Copied Nancy Pelosi speaks during today's news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Some early takes from the left and right on Nancy Pelosi's health care bill: Tevi Troy, National Review: This will offend states, employers, budget hawks, insurers, even liberals who don't think it's "robust" enough. "The Pelosi approach is an impressive demonstration of coalition building—if you’re trying to build a coalition of opponents." Jon Walker, Firedog Lake: Gee thanks, Blue Dogs. By forcing Pelosi to scrap the idea of tying the public option to Medicare rates, this results in a "huge victory for the health insurance industry, hospitals, and PhRMA." John Nichols, the Nation: "The compromise was even more compromised than had been expected." Pelosi's plan is a "big, big victory for the insurance industry" and will "undermine the ability of the public option to compete." Chris Good, Atlantic: Not so fast: "It was a compromise that appears to have mostly upside: it could gain Pelosi some support from moderates, but it appears not to have cost her any support from liberals." Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error