Obama's speech before Congress laying out his health care plan doubtless made his core supporters' hearts soar -- those, at least, who don't consider a government-sponsored public option the indispensable heart and soul of reform. But what the speech needed to do politically was swing the center -- independents and the constituents of blue dog Democrats -- his way. That he set out to accomplish in at least four ways:
Obama seizes the center on health care
Obama seizes the center on health care
Obama seizes the center on health care
Obama's speech before Congress laying out his health care plan doubtless made his core supporters' hearts soar -- those, at least, who don't consider a government-sponsored public option the indispensable heart and soul of reform. But what the speech needed to do politically was swing the center -- independents and the constituents of blue dog Democrats -- his way. That he set out to accomplish in at least four ways: