Wow. I thought it was going pretty well, and that was before he started talking about Teddy. I'd have liked a bit stronger of a stand on the public option, and I especially could have done without him scolding the progressives who got him there, but all in all, I think he made our side seem both eminently reasonable and the bill to seem bipartisan. He made those who oppose the plan as a whole sound petty, childish and irrational, and invited reasonable debate and new ideas.
The last part of the speech, starting with some things about Teddy and moving into the moral and humane case for health care reform, and then into a discussion of the need for people to stop being petty and obnoxious, and stop trying to score political points at the expense of working for the good of the country - was awesome. Legendary, in my opinion. Moving, convincing, and great. If there are any people out there that can be convinced to come to the table, that was the speech to do it.
Meanwhile, the response was terrible. Not only was Boustany a terrible speaker, sounding totally canned, his speech made no sense next to Obama's. He repeated some things Obama just debunked or clarified, like the Medicare cuts, the budget, and the government takeover nonsense. He listed some things he says Pubs and Dems agree on (including, apparently, co-ops? I could have sworn the Pubs have said absolutely no to that). Then he claimed he was going to list some things that we disagree on, but the first thing he mentioned was medical malpractice reform, which he admitted Obama had just said we were going to do. Terrible speech. Great for us, though!
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did we hear the same speech? BHO did a great job of tearing down the silliest opposition arguments, which are almost straw men, but he made ridiculous promises. Did you really believe what he said?
I believe most of what he said. I don't really think this will happen without adding anything at all to the deficit, but I do believe long-term it will be better for the budget. What don't you believe of what he said? Why? What opposition arguments do you think he didn't address that he should have?
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