What Obama will say in his address

[dtotire]

What Obama will say in his address


President Barack Obama plans to reach out to Republicans and reassure — rather than confront — his liberal supporters when he addresses an extraordinary joint session of Congress at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.

But he will warn lawmakers against seeking a perfect plan and then winding up doing nothing, as happened to the last Democratic president back in 1994.

The high-stake speech makes sense because Obama is such a gifted orator. But it is also risky because if poll numbers on health-care reform don’t improve after he speaks, it will be clear that the problem isn’t in the packaging, but in the proposal itself.

The contents of the speech were still being debated over the weekend. But here is what POLTIICO gleaned from conversations with top aides:

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26794.html#ixzz0QGe2w1jk

[dtotire]

1. Not an ideal plan

It will be better than nothing. We can always improve it later.

[lpbk2713]

2. "Truant Officers around the country have been alerted"

"Parents not sending their children to school today will be held accountable."


BWAHAHAHA

[NYC_SKP]

3. Thanks anyway, but I'm not going to read the POS Politico article. The excerpt is stupid enough.

"But it is also risky because if poll numbers on health-care reform don’t improve after he speaks, it will be clear that the problem isn’t in the packaging, but in the proposal itself."

Yeah, right, fucked up poll number improvement is what this is all about.

Our health care and legislation rises or falls on fucking stupid ass polls.

And Politico.

Yeah, right. :eyes:

[d_b]

4. assuming this is correct

why the wait? just stab us in the front now and get it over with.

[NWHarkness]

5. How much could the poll numbers improve?

Do the polls have to show 100% approval of the public option before we can get it?

[dtotire]

6. This was reprinted in the Huffington Post n/t

[Bobbieo]

7. How about, "I resign." I wouldn't blame him!!! How much shit does a man have to take?