Posted on 09/10/2009 7:16:53 PM PDT by Kaslin
After a listless summer during which his opponents dominated the health care debate, President Obama used a dramatic appearance before Congress on Wednesday to seize control of the autumn, the season of decision for the initiative he has turned into the central test of his presidency.
Having avoided specifics in order to give the House and Senate room to legislate, he piled on the details, openly battling the "blizzard of charges and countercharges," out of which, he said, "confusion has reigned."
It was a speech designed to clear the air by sweeping aside misconceptions, reassuring senior citizens about the future of Medicare, and insisting that the alternative to reform was a steady deterioration in the coverage Americans currently enjoy.
He also hit back hard against distortions and outright lies. "Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics," Obama declared. "Too many have used this as an opportunity to score short-term political points, even if it robs the country of our opportunity to solve a long-term challenge."
By joining specifics, a powerful moral argument and an unapologetic defense of government's role in promoting social justice, the president sought to rescue the health care debate from the mire of a congressional system that has encouraged delay and obstruction.
By putting himself on the line, he sought to restore his reputation for political mastery and rekindle some of the magic he had conjured during a presidential campaign built on the expansive themes of change and hope.
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E.J. DIONNE JR is a bold face LIAR!
E.J. really needs to retire and start attending some of his messiah’s “End of Life” seminars.
Liberal journalistic fellatio.
This near Senior doesn’t take comfort from a promise. If it’s not in writing you don’t have anything.
Name them, EJ, you pussy foot!
There have been posted, one after the other, articles by Sowell and Dionne. Compare the two, and I defy anyone who considers him/herself an honest person to applaud Dionne.
Dionne is a liberal, he couldn’t tell a lie from the truth even if it hit square in the face
He gave no specifics; he referenced no pages of the bills, quoted no passages.
He gave the same broad platitudes. .
EJ lives in a puddle and thinks he’s the master of oceans.
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