I thought Rangel did an excellent job of swatting down Hatch today on Face the Nation

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/19/ftn/main5173171.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE

Hatch complained about the lack of "bi-partisanship" (which we all know they have sworn to withhold at all costs anyway) and Rangel kept asking where the Republican plan was and that they hadn't offered anything. He took some good shots at the ineffectiveness of the Senate as opposed to the Congress - it was pretty funny. As to the Republicans being ignored, Rangel said "grassley spends more time with the President than I do." (which was not quoted in the story above.)

Anyway, kudos to you Charlie Rangel, you were great this morning. But why haven't you asked CBO to score single payer?