Blair House Project: Dems - 0, Repubs- 0
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 20:39 I said it, and I heard it. Six hours of ‘debate’ to no avail.
No Kumbaya moment here.
As I try to read through all the texts and videos, I can see one thread here: Democrats competently defended their position, with the use of well… facts. They might distort them a little to their advantage but not much. As usual, the Republicans sat there and did their usual job of calling black white, and white black. It was the usual round of non-sequitors and outrageously inaccurate talking points designed to appeal to those who only get their ‘news’ from Limbaugh and Beck.
If anything was accomplished today, and I have my doubts, it was merely to demonstrate to the middle of the road American who is genuinely confused about this complex mess over healthcare reform, that the Republicans are stil the same intractable party-of-no. They don’t intend to work with anybody, fuck-you-very-much.
Lamar Alexander, (R-TN) Republican Conference Chairman says as much:
Obama, blair house, boehner, health care reform, lobbyists, pelosi, waxman in healthcare, purely maven 