Win or Lose! THIS IS IT! One speech! He has to PROVE himself again!

[underpants]

It's the election all over again!!! ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!!

This will be the talking point for the DC establishment press running up to Obama's speech next week.
The Morning Joe crew and Fox and Friends will cement this in everyone's head tomorrow morning before the long weekend

Obama speech a sharp test of leadership
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32680751/ns/politics-white_house


WASHINGTON - In one swoop, President Barack Obama must regain the public's attention on health care, clarify in detail exactly what he wants in a final deal, unify a restless Democratic Party, prod Congress to get him a bill and bring clarity to a bewildering debate.

Vacation is over.

Obama's decision to give a prime-time speech to Congress on Wednesday underscores the stakes for a president, and even a young presidency.

He's got to get a law passed in a form that would genuinely help millions of people with their health insurance without having the liberals in his party rebel on him. (Um, that IS what they are trying to do :eyes: )

He's the one who opted to let Congress hash out the details and hold out for pragmatic bipartisanship, approaches that stalled and in some ways backfired. He is the one who promised repeatedly that a health care overhaul would pass this year. And he is the one who said that it his job to get a deal done. !!!!!!!!!!!

So after keeping out of the spotlight on health care over the last few weeks, Obama wants to come back big.

Congress is run by Obama's party, but there are significant splinters among Democrats about what a final bill must contain. Some dissatisfied liberal activists are going so far as to petition the man they helped elect to stand behind the so-called public option of a government-run program to compete with private insurers.

Yet Obama is the one under demand to be more aggressive.

CONTINUED : 'Hardly a bigger stage'