In the midst of the hustle and bustle and of your busy morning, take a minute to reflect each day on the bigger picture.
Like a magician misdirecting your attention to the pretty gold object in his left hand while he's palming the coin in his right, the GOP NOISE MACHINE has ramped up its wattage to draw attention to their manufactured "Obama broke his promise on CSPAN coverage" debate.
Hour after hours of televised Congressional debate on the health care bill, town hall meetings all summer long, radio and TV talk shows that ceaselessly ponder every nook and nuance of the health care proposals, blog postings, web sites, tweats, the ENTIRE BILLS (House and Senate) posted on line.
For any reasonable person to call this "lack of transparency" is a joke. It is laughable. It is ridiculous.
But the GOP needs to create controversy. Americans are close to seeing a significant change in health care coverage that will benefit millions of middle-class people who desperately need the change. The GOP leadership can't have this--so they obstruct, delay, and....misdirect.
Yes, indeed, Barack Obama said that the health care negotiations would be broadcast on C-SPAN. And they have been--in great detail.
When the final compromise bill is done, we will see it, read it, and there will be debate again.
Keep your eye on the ball--health care reform. Pay no attention to the shiny gold object in the other hand.
What a rediculous post. It is very obvious that Obama broke his promise. This is not transparency.
Posted by: Joe | January 14, 2010 at 03:04 PM