PHOTOS The President and VP tonight

[Jackeens]

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: U.S. President Barack Obama walks with Vice President Joe Biden to speak from the East Room of the White House after passage of his health care reform legislation in a historic vote March 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The legislation is the signature piece of Obama's domestic policy agenda and has eluded U.S. presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt.

President Obama on Sunday night told the American people that “neither illness or accident should endanger the dreams they worked a lifetime to achieve.”

The historic overhaul of the U.S. health care system is not "radical reform," he said, but "moves us decisively in the right direction," he said.

Congratulating the Congress, his cabinet and staff, Obama said this bill is proof of America's strength.

"We are still a people capable of doing big things,” he said.

"I know it wasn't an easy vote," he said to the House members. But it was the "right vote."

Congress, he said, showed Americans that it "still works for the people."

Invoking the people who have written him letters this past year about their troubles with the health care system, Obama said: "This moment is possible because of you."

"Tonight's vote is not a victory for any one party. It’s a victory for them. It’s a victory for the American people. And it’s a victory for common sense.”

Riffing on his campaign slogan, he added: "This is what change looks like."

A dozen of Obama's top aides filed into the East Room after he started speaking. Some of those lined up along the south windows: David Axelrod, Dan Pfeiffer, Robert Gibbs, Jim Messina and a jeans-sporting Rahm Emanuel. HHS Sec. Sebelius was also in attendance.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/

[muntrv]

1. "Ebony and ivory, sing together in perfect harmony....."

[PopSixSquish]

2. Yeah, We Just Got it Like That!

:bounce:

[Clio the Leo]

3. awwww NT

[Jennicut]

5. ...

:):):)

[O is 44]

4. Beautiful! Thx for these Jackeens! n/t

[Aristus]

6. He's wearing his lucky tie tonight.

It must have helped... :-)

[Inuca]

21. It seems to be his lucky tie, isn't it?

Noticed it too. Or at least one he favors (unless he has several very similar ones :-)).

[Aristus]

27. He wore it on Election Night, and again (I think) on Inauguration Day.

Nice tie... B-)

[Kali]

7. they seem to genuinely like each other

that is the one teeny tiny thing I had some sympathy for cheney over - can you imagine trying to rule the world from your bunker with that moron bush opening his stupid yap all the time? or having to sit and be respectful and pretend he was coherent at meetings?

[la la]

8. l love that walking away photo-

and not to be maudlin or anything, but i DID get tears in my eyes! great pix!

[NYC Liberal]

9. I particularly love this one:

:D

[lordcommander]

10. The second to last pic could be the iconic photo of the Presidency so far nt

[Zomby Woof]

18. I don't know

It's kind of soiled by Ford's portrait on the wall.

[grantcart]

11. Too bad you didn't get one of the guy coming out the door and walking into the frame

just as the President was talking to the entire country - lol.

[Jennicut]

12. What was that all about? The guy was like...oopsy. Only one of the biggest moments in Obama's

Presidency and the guy goofed.

[Lifelong Protester]

13. Love em all, but loved the 'walkaway hug' one the best

[quiet.american]

15. Yes. nt

[Bitwit1234]

14. Boy they got the GRINS tonight don't they and rightly so.

[Historic NY]

16. Nice as usual, old man says to young man "you did good".

[Glenda]

17. Joe Biden is having fun!

[xxqqqzme]

19. I like the co-ordinated ties.

white on blue field, red & white stripes. Visually re-enforces the flag thing. Now if Obama would just lose the pin. I know the rong wingers would be all over it but WTF, they're gonna criticize him anyway.

[lunatica]

20. Jackeens, your posts are a wonderful balancing contribution

Thank you.

[Inuca]

22. Biden looks like a very pround father n/t

[Scurrilous]

23. K & R

:thumbsup:

[uponit7771]

24. That's our dudes!!!!!

[Left coast liberal]

25. I love their repoire together. Great pics. Thanks!

[JNelson6563]

26. Nice.

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