deadest room in decades
you've never seen the party in power offer less support to its leader in such a setting
it's not cuz they're against him, it's cuz they're totally dispirited
he needs to provide answers and he's still saying the exact same stuff which got his party exactly where it is
the room actually laughed at him, even his own side, when he said---let's not kid ourselves, there are still signifiicant details to work out
he spent 20 minutes talking about his 3 goals
i continue to BELIEVE!
i continue to BE-LIEVE!
that's real nice, mr president, but whatcha gonna DO
spent less than 5 minutes saying how'd he pay for it
we all know his goals, nobody cares about his goals, none of you is interested anymore in goals, all of us at this point want answers
he spent seconds talking about how he'd pay
and he was BEGGING seniors---you gotta BE-LIEVE me, i'm not gonna make cuts
it's gonna be savings
and with those savings we're gonna pay for...
it's increased efficiency, better care for less money
begging
you saw it, folks, no politics, here---he went MINUTES at a time repeatedly in a joint assemblage that was absolutely SILENT
he knew it, no doubt
he knew---damn, i have really lost this room
then---10 minutes at the end about a "death letter" he was sent by saint teddy
oh, brother
all the hi falutin poetry of liberalism, which, y'know, that's fine, good for him
but it's not HELPFUL
and so cheap and tawdry---10 minutes of teddy
he really looks weak and desperate
a super clear statement of liberalism, well articulated, full and long
he's under great pressure from his left
"the appropriate size and role of our govt"
"that's always been the history of our progress"
he got very political, quite often
he's tired of the lies and misrepresentations
by talk show hosts and even some prominent politicians
he's gonna call em out
death panels
he said THIS, get THIS---america has THIRTY MILLION CITIZENS who are not insured
!!!
what happened to the 47 mil
why the insisted use of "citizens"
wow
all those lies and misrepresentations
like illegals, he says
i just don't think you're gonna get a lotta credibility outta this
too many people (in that room) are too smart
30 MILLION CITIZENS---i was stunned, and i don't surprise easy
the first time he said "lies," he paused waiting for BOO's from his side
SILENCE!
i was shocked
he followed up with a follow up and his party got it, rose loud and roaring
for less than 20 seconds
the fewest applause interruptions i've ever seen
the least spirited
1. he had no answers
2. his party barely supports him
3. his poetry is insulting at this point
4. his political attacks are too
5. his begging is unseemly
6. you're going to be hearing on at least a half dozen counts that HE's the one who's misrepresenting (like illegals)
7. he has no explanation how he's gonna pay, none
8. he's still not even leading, he's all over the place
9. he offered tort reform (!!!!!), wow, that was a biggie, and a (mild) surprise---no one believes him, folks, as you know
when it comes to good ol barry obama and tort reform---puhleez
10. he knows himself he's outta moves
that's what the room felt like
republicans just sitting there, shaking their heads
dems desperate for a spark
those are just the biggest points, i have lots more, but enough for now
peace, everyone