AlterNet: This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

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This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. Posted September 10, 2009.

At a joint session of Congress that rang like town halls, Obama comes out swinging for progressive ideals; yet his stance on the public option still is unclear.




In a speech before a joint session of Congress on the topic of health care reform, President Barack Obama Wednesday night seemed ready to rumble.

It was the Obama so many have been waiting for in this debate, one that has been more food fight than discourse during the dog days of August.

"Instead of honest debate," the president said, "we have seen scare tactics ... and out of this blizzard of charges and countercharges, confusion has reigned. Well, the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action."

The president's apparent resolve and authoritative style were back as he took on naysayers and liars about his plan to reform the health care system, yet he also put forward ideas he credited to his opponents, both Republican and Democrat, including "some of my opponents in both the primary and general election."

Obama faced a hall more raucous than Americans are accustomed to seeing at presidential events, especially joint sessions of Congress. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/politics/142545/this_was_the_obama_we%27ve_been_waiting_for_/

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1. nope

The Obama we have been waiting for is the 2003 version who said if we take the Congress and Presidency then Single-Payer would become a reality.


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2. Sorry, I'm skeptical ...

Don't be too discouraged when we have to figuratively pull the knives out of our backs.

BIMBO = Big Insurances' Magnificent Bail Out starring a Democratic Congress and gullible Americans.