This writer wasn't impressed with Obama:
Barack Obama, who has suffered from accusations that he deals too much in platitudes and not enough in concrete offerings, came to the forum surprisingly unarmed with details. He admitted that he has not yet finalized a plan but promises one will be forthcoming, Instead he listed a number of "principles" that would guide him toward covering all Americans. "The basic principles," he said, "are everybody is in it, there has to be more money for prevention, and some form of pooling of costs and risks. If we have another forum in a few months and my plan is still not on my website, I will be in trouble." Obama also strongly suggested that he was the best candidate to provide the missing leadership needed to pass fundamental reform. "Every four years, somebody trots out a health care plan. The question is do we have the political will and sense of urgency to actually get it done. I want to be held accountable to get it done."
John Edwards gets a little bit of play here.
By the way, both John and Elizabeth Edwards will be on 60 Minutes tomorrow night.
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