I caught a lot of it (yeah, slow day), and don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. The One descended from Mount Olympus to hold this extraordinary affair for the cameras, a PR maneuver designed to push the umpteenth version of health care “reform” across the finish line. If he was expecting more political cover for congressional Dems to move forward though, particularly via reconciliation, I think he’s going to be disappointed. The Democrats relied way too heavily on anecdotal sob stories, in my opinion, attempting to drive the debate through typical bleeding heart kabuki. Obama did well, filibustering the proceedings as best he could, but at times appeared petulant and downright condescending. (Unless you live in a cave, that should be no big shocker.) The GOP did fairly well, too, I thought, despite not having nearly as much time as Barry and the Dems did to make their case.
Three vids for your viewing pleasure. The first is Obama’s childish swipe at McCain:
Yeah McCain, don’t bother to call out his Highness on the promises he made during the campaign about silly notions of “transparency” and an “open process”. Election’s over, dontcha know?
Next up is probably the GOP’s best moment, from WI Rep. Paul Ryan. A wee bit on the wonky side, but well worth the time:
And last but not least a bit from Glenn Beck’s radio show, goofing on the Democrats’ bleeding heart tendencies:
