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 Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. At least 13 people are dead in Texas flooding. He was caught working for 4 startups at once. Police say a woman lied to officers before her son ambushed them. Report an error