More Highlight Videos from the Health Care Summit

I had said yesterday that President Obama came off well at the summit, and that the health insurance reform bill is actually quite moderate, and here's some video proof of that:



Yes, I'm a policy wonk, but this is a fascinating exchange, and well worth the 7.5 minutes to watch.  Obama explains just how difficult it is to craft reasonable health care regulations, since the government has to be responsive to industry concerns as well as those of individual consumers on what is an extremely personal topic.

Lastly, Speaker Nancy Pelosi courageously and valiantly stood up for the public option and called out Republican lies in regards to whether the reform bills allow for public funding of abortions and Medicare benefit cuts for seniors (neither are in either of the reform bills from the House or Senate.)  There have been egregiously misleading statements made about these bills by the GOP, statements that any person with an internet connection or access to a newspaper could very quickly refute, yet they continue to try to scare the public into opposition.  Bravo to Speaker Pelosi - see her in action below: