After reading Paul Krugman's Op-Ed in The New York Times, "Republican Death Trip", and after listening to the angry mob and all the accusations of government "death panels", one simple idea struck me: President Obama should give a Prime Time Live Keynote Presentation. Al Gore did it very effectively in "An Inconvenient Truth". Steve Jobs does it very effectively every year at the MacWorld Conventions when presenting new Apple products. Why not take an hour during Prime Time and give a well-designed, simple, point-by-point Keynote on Health Insurance Reform? Tell us exactly what will change, what will stay the same, how it works, and how you'll pay for it. I'm talking bullet points and graphs.
Would it help? It might not. The opposition seems really far gone in their insanity, fear-mongering and denial. But it might be much more effective than the press conference he gave a few weeks ago regurgitating the same general ideas, or sticking to this stubborn bipartisan dream. We know it's broke. Tell us EXACTLY how you're going to fix it. The loudest voice is the one that gets heard. And right now we're dying to hear yours, Mr. President.
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