Professor Obama schools lawmakers on health-care reform

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Did hell freeze over yesterday? Dana Milbank writes a pro-Obama article...I couldn't believe it!


By Dana Milbank
Friday, February 26, 2010

Republicans had been hesitant to accept President Obama's invitation to participate in Thursday's White House health-care summit. Their hesitance turned out to be justified.

--"Let me just make this point, John," the president said when the tirade ended. "We're not campaigning anymore. The election's over." Teacher directed student to drop the "talking points" and "focus on the issues of how we actually get a bill done."

--Obama made McConnell look small in his chair. "You're right, there was an imbalance on the opening statements," he said, "because I'm the president."

--It was the Blair House equivalent of being ordered to wear the dunce cap.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022505919.html

[vaberella]

1. Not hell. People will claim Rahm probably called and twisted Millbank's arm. n/t

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2. that's what the GOP needed, or better yet, to simply be ignored

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4. Never ignore the enemy....it makes you look scared.

President Obama looked anything but scared as straightened out their lies. LOL I thought he was a holy terror. It was great.

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3. Reads as snark, to me

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5. Nah, too many quotes for that.

[Cha]

6. Brawawawa..

"Obama made McConnell look small in his chair. "You're right, there was an imbalance on the opening statements," he said, "because I'm the president."

Is this what people are whining about that Pres Obama is "arrogant"?

How can facts be arrogance? What's he suppose to do..have mitch run all over him? Would that make the whiners feel better?

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8. Yes, how arrogant to act like the President of the United States.

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7. Milbank can't help but be snarky and sleezy, but there are some

excellent comments snuck in there. The one about making McDonnell look small in his chair was a killer!!! lol

Overall, I liked it. Whether Milbank intended it to be pro-Obama or not it another story, but it came across as Obama was in charge and wasn't taking any crap.