I noted this moment during the speech itself, but President Obama threw Republicans a pretty big bone tonight, by announcing he has greenlighted an initiative that will allow states to implement a range of medical malpractice reforms to see if they lower health care costs.
Republicans were pleased.
But, of course, the official GOP position on health care reform remains: “No!” In the official Republican response to the speech, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) said, “it’s time to start over on a common-sense, bipartisan plan focused on lowering the cost of health care while improving quality.”
