The political fallout continues from the demise of California’s latest attempt to become the first state to enact a single payer health insurance system 

Lots of finger-pointing and recriminations, as progressives howl in protest and moderates fret about the cost…and those are just the Democrats

We are talking, of course, about San Jose Assemblyman Ash Kalra’s failure yesterday to get a floor vote on his bill, AB1400, that would have created something called “Cal Care,” the nation’s first single payer health care system, in this case run by the state of California, not the federal government. It was always a long shot that California would actually adopt this, but progressive Democrats at least wanted it to pass the Assembly, where Democrats enjoy a super-majority, with 55 of the 75 seats that are filled right now. 

For more, KCBS News Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell spoke with KCBS political reporter and host of The State of California, Doug Sovern.