Just a sampling of the desperation and self-confessionial screeds coming from liberal health policy "experts"
Ezra (Moment of the Mind) Klein:
That said, many are hoping that the State of the Union was the start, not the end, of Obama's renewed sales pitch. As I write, the president is in Tampa, making many of the same arguments, in much the same way, as he did last night. He sounds like he did on the campaign. He has more events scheduled in the next few weeks. It was a good beginning, say some on the Hill, but that's not enough.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/01/what_obama_did_and_didnt_say_o.html
Jonathan Cohn (giving it the " we just need to explain it more and better excuse")
Fortunately, Obama seems to grasp this too. He acknowledged, explicitly and with a sense of humor, his administration's failure to explain the plan--and noted that few people understand exactly what it would do. He also reminded people, in simple terms, of the reasons he took up the challenge. He talked about people suffering because they had no insurance or their insurance was inadequate--and he talked about the economic importance of controlling health care costs.
http://www.tnr.com/blogs/the-treatment
And my favorite from Senator Baucus
“We’re not going to put it down,” Baucus said. “We’re moving expeditiously. And expeditiously means quickly, solidly, thoughtfully.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/32191
Ezra (Moment of the Mind) Klein:
That said, many are hoping that the State of the Union was the start, not the end, of Obama's renewed sales pitch. As I write, the president is in Tampa, making many of the same arguments, in much the same way, as he did last night. He sounds like he did on the campaign. He has more events scheduled in the next few weeks. It was a good beginning, say some on the Hill, but that's not enough.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/01/what_obama_did_and_didnt_say_o.html
Jonathan Cohn (giving it the " we just need to explain it more and better excuse")
Fortunately, Obama seems to grasp this too. He acknowledged, explicitly and with a sense of humor, his administration's failure to explain the plan--and noted that few people understand exactly what it would do. He also reminded people, in simple terms, of the reasons he took up the challenge. He talked about people suffering because they had no insurance or their insurance was inadequate--and he talked about the economic importance of controlling health care costs.
http://www.tnr.com/blogs/the-treatment
And my favorite from Senator Baucus
“We’re not going to put it down,” Baucus said. “We’re moving expeditiously. And expeditiously means quickly, solidly, thoughtfully.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/32191
