lost today

finally watched the pres do question time from a few days back. can we get that constitutionally mandated. not only did it solidify in my mind that obama is truly more than rhetoric, it told me hes effective, progressive and knows his policy, but so much more. ive long been a proponent of the westminster style (at least in part). by including q and a, i think we could see party's fracture into factions, leading eventually to the prospect of minority-coalition government. something obama is pretending exists even today, for better or for worse.

this is the first time in who knows how long we have a president actually capable of bridging the gap, ie the health care bill (which any independent review will tell you is more 'right' then 'left'). how is it that a bill that includes some of what the republicans were proposing during the tea party summer/fall of 2009 is receiving no support from that caucus? answer, because politics plays politics. itd be great if it wasnt real life.

and why is it that the republicans, who are claiming to have all these 'great ideas' on reform did not try to get them through from 2000-2006 when they controlled both the executive and the legislative branches? good riddance.

its so snarky nowadays.