The ho hum health care summit

"The way the meeting was arranged, the president was the teacher, the lecturer. Arrayed before him were the bright if occasionally unruly students. He was keen to establish that it was his meeting—he decides who speaks next and who should wrap up, he decides what is and is not"a legitimate point." He was Mr. President, they were John and Lamar.He wielded a shiny pen like an anchorman eager to show depth and ease.He even said, "There was an imbalance in the opening statements because—I'm the president." Yowza. Grace shows strength, accommodation shows security. This showed—well, not strength. When Rep. Eric Cantor attempted to make a sharp point, the president took the camera off him by calling for his aides and conferring with them as Mr. Cantor spoke."
Execupundit has a great slice of the coverage here.
Newshour Live-blogged the entire summit with wonks in tow here.
Vodkapundit didn't drunk-blog it (I should have called Dr. John) but also has a good live-blog here.
A sample:
12:25PM Stop the presses! Jay Rockefeller claimsinsurance companies want to make money. Can we please get someone tofact-check his ass?
12:30PM Good grief! Rockefeller just said “we’ll bewatching you” if you don’t buy his health insurance. Has he no idea howthat sounds to a typical American?
Thanks to Vodkapundit for the picture.


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