By GottaLaff



Earlier, I posted about Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid backing off their support of the public option. According to David Sirota's report below, that came just hours before... well, read what he says below.



Coincidence?



and the head of UnitedHealth's lobbying firm Elmendorf Strategies, blasted this email invitation throughout Washington, D.C

Here's a copy of the invitation:

To RSVP or for additional information please contact Carmela Clendening at (202) 485-3508 or clendening@dccc.org

And what else do we know about Steve Elmendorf? I dug around a little:



Steven A. Elmendorf, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was a senior advisor to House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt for 12 years, serving as his chief of staff after 1997. Elmendorf was also deputy campaign manager for U.S. Senator John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee for president.[1]

[I]n 2006, Elmendorf gave his support to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman's independent re-election bid after Lieberman lost the Democratic primary. Elmendorf was listed on Lieberman's campaign Web site as part of the "national chapter" of "Dems for Joe"[4]