“Under this concept states will be able to determine whether the public option works best for them and will have the ability to opt out if they so choose.” Standing up for states McDonnell said that regardless of which proposal comes out on top, Virginia will not be participating, adding that he preferred to handle things himself rather than accept Washington’s dictates. "Well, either way, my preference would be not to have Virginia participate" McDonnell told CNN. “We’ve outlined a number of things I think we can do at our state level, John [King, host of “State of the Union”], that will help our people have more access at lower cost, but I’m very concerned about turning this significant section of the American economy over to the federal government.” McDonnell said that other state governors needed to “stand up” to Washington when federal policies are bad for individual states. Full Article at CNSNews.com