Reply #180: anyone watch Obama on Face the Nation notice that

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there was a point when Bob Schieffer was listing items the President's plan and he skipped health care and Obama jumped in, rather strongly and said 'Health Care!'. I think he has drawn the line in the sand and either we will have health care or he will make sure everyone who contributed to it not happening will be held accountable for the remaining tenure of his Presidency. I'm guessing that would mean no campaign appearances. No support for others' fringe issues in Congress, etc. This is his measure of those around him in Congress who want things back from him.

I truly think that moment with his mother in the hospital has changed him and we will not step back from the idea of a user-needs-based, user-designed, user-friendly health care plan. My guess is he will constantly put his mother into the 'plan' and see how she would have fared - and if it isn't good, he won't accept it.

It's a good measure perhaps, but definitely he has a touch stone to this issue. Hoping its power will continue to affect the plan offered up.