President Obama Did Not Concede Reform Might Die

By GottaLaff

Everywhere I look on the Internets, I see headlines that President Obama is admitting that health care reform might die. I ignored them. That sounded way too dire to me, especially after watching him on the live feed of the Organizing for America event.

Greg Sargent posted the following, which many of us needed to hear straight from the White House... and we did:

White House spokesman Reid Cherlin emails me this:

“This is a fundamental misinterpretation of the President’s comments. Last week the he stood before the nation and said he ‘will not walk away’ from health insurance reform. That was his position then, it’s his position now, and he’s said as much in stops across the country nearly every day. He used his remarks last night to motivate Democrats to come together and get this done, noting that the public will judge their leaders on what they accomplish.”

And:

“The President has made it abundantly clear –- before and since the Massachusetts special election -– that he intends to sign comprehensive legislation along the lines of the House and Senate bills. The White House, House, and Senate are working every day on the best way to achieve that goal.”

Maybe the predictions were starting to hit home, or maybe he stands by his original convictions, but whatever the reason, he needs to be loud and clear about his positions. This was a welcome response.