No Change... for a Change

The joint session of Congress was slobbering with excitement over Obama's address. He was going to take a fresh approach this time. However, when he began to speak, it was obvious this was a clone of his previous speeches. He began by pointing out that President Theodore Roosevelt wanted health care reform. Oh really??? Maybe he was thinking of Franklin Roosevelt... He continued with a recitation of fuzzy, misleading, or inaccurate statistics. Then he launched into his anecdotal sob stories to establish an emotional connection with his audience. Fortunately, he limited his sob stories to two - one about a man and one about a woman to cover both genders. Then he launched into his same tired lies (you can keep your insurance, the program won't cost anything). He dissembled on the public option (aka government option) to prevent controversy - neither confirming or denying it. He proposed a fuzzy "marketplace" concept claiming it would increase competition - which begs the question of why they are not proposing the ability to purchase health insurance across state lines. The "marketplace" concept look suspiciously like a re-packaging of the same tired government take-over of health care He did express his irritation about the opposition to his health care plan. He complained of "bickering" about the plan. He accused the opposition of "making wild claims about a government takeover of health care" in spite of the fact that the wording of the bill actually points to that probability. It's clear that he will brook no opposition in his shut-up-and-drink-the-koolaid address.