the Senate letter<\/a> which apparently has over 50 firm commitments for passing the reconciliation sidecar.<\/p>\nReid: \u201cI have a signed agreement to make that good law even better,\u201d a reference to the letter.<\/p>\n
Reid relates the health care endgame to March Madness: Republicans are \u201ctrying to foul us, and foul us, and foul us\u201d at the end of the game.<\/p>\n
\u2026Steny Hoyer up now.<\/p>\n
\u2026OK, the President has reached the lectern.<\/p>\n
Thanks Reid, Hoyer, Pelosi, etc.<\/p>\n
Quotes Abraham Lincoln: \u201cI am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have.\u201d Acknowledges difficult debate and difficult process.<\/p>\n
This body \u201chas taken on some of the toughest votes in the history of Congress.\u201d Stressing the importance of history over poll-watching.<\/p>\n
Says there\u2019s a sense we are making progress in the economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, we\u2019re on the threshold of doing something about it. We\u2019re a day away.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2026Says the cable news obsession is what will this mean for the Democrats, how will it play in November, etc. \u201cI notice that there\u2019s been a lot of friendly advice offered\u201d by Boehner, McConnell, Rove. Maybe they\u2019re giving the best possible advice so Pelosi remains Speaker. But maybe they also realize that after health reform passes, it\u2019ll be harder to mischaracterize what this effort will be all about.<\/p>\n
\u2026Stressing the benefits of reform in 2010.<\/p>\n
\u2026Says that GOP fearmongering will amount to nothing after reform passes.<\/p>\n
\u2026Stresses that it\u2019s a middle of the road bill supported by Bob Dole and Howard Baker. I\u2019m psyched!<\/p>\n
\u2026Again triangulates himself between single payer and deregulation of insurance market.<\/p>\n
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