The Teddy Kennedy stuff toward the end was just beautiful.
Oh, and that was Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) heckling Obama and calling him a liar. Man, did Pelosi look pissed.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Obama speech - quick react
What a fascinating speech. Policy-wise, it was all compromise. An insurance exchange market, an individual mandate, no public option, etc. But on the politics, he was totally bitch-slapping the Republicans. I think that's the reverse of how politics usually works, where you praise your opponents while knifing them on policy. I'm curious how this one will pan out.
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Seth,
I think a lot of the partisan digs were really carefully hidden...there certainly were a lot, but I'm not sure it played that way to ordinary citizens. I suspect they heard a lot of "John McCain is wonderful" and "my door is always open."
What do you mean, no public option? He kept the public option open, though claiming that only about 5% of Americans were likely to use it. Did I miss something?
-NW
NW, my interpretation was that he was defending the public option but signaling that he'd accept a bill without it. He seemed pretty vague on that one.
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