Weiner, on Maddow's show, says the president has left Pelosi to sway in the breeze on health care

[Stinky The Clown]

Catch the rerun at 11 EDT. It happens at the 0:17 mark.

[tekisui]

1. L E A D E R S H I P !

C'mon Obama.

[tabatha]

2. Not exactly.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Yes. He was more politic than I. Same meaning.

He was asking for leadership where none has so far been in evidence. He called it "help from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue."

[polichick]

3. He's always worth tuning in for - a tough straight talker...

He also said maybe the prez has been waiting and will jump in now.

[tabatha]

5. That is a better summary.

[tekisui]

It is long past time.

[HipChick]

4. If they can't get the votes with a robust PO...

what else can they do

[John Q. Citizen]

7. I know! They could give back all the health care industrial money so we don't think they are all

bought off!

[polichick]

8. I think his point was that they need the prez to "encourage" certain Congresscritters. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Yes, that's true

The fact remains, there has been little direct involvement from Obama.

[flyarm]

15. ahh did you forget his secret meetings with Big Pharma and the Insurance Ceo's and the Hospital

conglomerates?..he has had direct involvement..all in hiding!

[Better Believe It]

10. We have to keep our powder dry!

[polichick]

11. I think a bunch of that powder has blown away! nt

[dgibby]

12. Bingo!

I seriously doubt that Obama's going to take a firm stand on anything in the health reform bill. As long as he doesn't draw a line in the sand, he doesn't lose if what he wants isn't included.

[tblue]

13. He makes me wanna tear my hair out.

His silence is deafening. Everybody's taking about how needs to lead. Maureen Dowd, Frank Rich, Anna Quindlen. I'm not holding my breath.

[Nikki Stone1]

14. There are only two possibilities I can think of

1. He wants to not tarnish his own reputation and take the hit if things go wrong, so that he can win again in 2012.

2. He really wants the Baucus bill and doesn't much care about the weakness of a public option.

[tabatha]

16. There is a third

NO_ONE has gotten this far with a health care bill.

[eridani]

17. Weiner needs to realize that the current public option is far too weak

If you want incrementalism, just open Medicare to voluntary buy-in ferchrissakes?