Obamacare Not Dead Yet

Obama still doesn't get it.

After days of speculation, Obama used Wednesday’s State of the Union address to try to revive the foundering health care talks. He defended the versions of health care reform passed by the House and the Senate, and called on lawmakers to re-examine the plan “as temperatures cool.”

“But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know,” Obama said. “Here’s what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people.”

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