We’ve got Brian Beutler out there today trying to get comments from everyone under the sun with a vote in Congress on health care reform. And we’ll be bringing you reports throughout the day.
What’s most interesting to me today though is not simply politicians’ comments on policy specifics but the optics of their responses to the speech in general, particularly among moderate and conservative Democrats. Are they saying things meant to blunt or accelerate Obama’s momentum? When Ben Nelson says the speech is a “game changer” he knows what he’s saying. So watch closely to see what others are saying.
Talk, of course, is cheap. In a few months this is going to come down to yes or no votes on specific bills with detailed policy prescriptions. But these comments will tell you a lot about whether these folks want to be part of Obama’s problems or his solutions.
