Obama's Speech on Health Care Reform

I thought, as usual, Obama did a great job in delivering the speech, and in the second half of the speech got back to speaking with passion about the need for change in American health care. (I think he has been too dispassionate in recent months to rally people around his cause.)

It was weird that at one point during the speech a Republican member of Congress lost it and yelled out "You lie!" (Article here; clip from speech here.)

The last part of the speech is something I'd like us to watch together at some point, because he talked about the importance of liberalism and conservatism in the American tradition of political thought. While he favors the liberal or progressive impulses toward government, he recognized that the debate between the two sides goes way back (to Jefferson and Hamilton) and often results in common-sense compromise. (See commentary on RealClearPolitics.)

Read about the speech here: Obama's Plea: 'Deliver On Health Care' : NPR