US President Barack Obama's high-stakes health care speech drew frequent eyerolls and scoffs from his Republican critics.
The night's
defining moment — which Democrats hope to transform into a turning point – came when Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" as Obama claimed his plan wouldn't offer free care to illegal immigrants. It also overshadowed a speech that included some of Obama's harshest attacks on his GOP critics to date. The president's combativeness, coupled with Wilson's behavior, clearly energized Democrats — to the point where few were in a mood to criticize Obama's lack of specifics or the fact that he offered no ironclad commitment to inserting a robust public option in the final legislation.
I'm so sure that we are in for a bunch of legislation, that we as the American people will not want or be able to afford.
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