OWENS: I believe that moving towards this legislation is very appropriate. I think that the type or the form of public options included in this bill is reasonable. It is not one that allows people to move to the government option if they already have health insurance coverage, so it is not going to control a significant segment of the population. What it will do, though, is deal again with those who do not have coverage and will eliminate this uncompensated care problem that we have, which is very significant for health care providers.

While Owens may have changed his opinion on the public option, he had come out in favor of the public option before the election took place. So saying he didn’t keep his campaign promises is a bit ridiculous.

According to a September 11 New York Observer report, Owens modified his position on the public option following President Barack Obama’s September 9 address.

You are right about one thing though… he will be a one term congressman.