the dukakis campaign, and as we go around the table here, ed rollins trying to make the suggestion that this is somebody president obama wants on the supreme court because he is an expansionist activist president, and he wants seone on the bench in senator session s view, this is the lead republican argument, to essentially back up, whether it s expanding health care or expanding government power or other areas, that he is putting her there for a purpose. i think there s no question that was the purpose of that speech, and obviously a more aggressive speech than the one he gave at the opening of justice sotomayor. you know, we re now into the part san season, and you ll find the democrats much more aggressive, protecting business and what have you. these are the slogans of the campaign. and the first rounds. and yet when the democrats had the first chance to frame the debate, patrick leahy was very complimentary, but also digressed into criticism of the bush v gore decision, ten ye
served as speaker of the house. busting through barriers is in her blood. and in 2010 it s as though she took passing health care reform on her own shoulders saying this. we will go through the gate if the gate is closed we will go over the fence. if the fence is too high, we will pole vault in. if that doesn t work, we will parachute in. but we are going to get health care reform passed. now that it passed and has been deemed constitutional by the supreme court, leader nancy pelosi sat down with me yesterday in her office in the capitolç to talk about this ve sweet victory. in fact, you re even going to hear beeps calling for her to vote during her but interview because a leader s job is never done. i started by asking pelosi how she felt when the decision was announced. you literally through a party. how did it feel at a core level, how did that decision feel to you? when we first received the word, i wasn t surprised because i ve always said 6-3.
it was 5-4, but i accept that victory and that decision. and that ruling. we were needing or meeting in caucus when we knew that it was imminent and there were conflicting reports, as you said, for only a moment. and then the hoops went up, hooray. we had our cake and cider to celebrate. from costco, right? brownie bites or something. exactly. what are the things that president obama has done so beautifully through the health care process was to talk about his personal stories, his mother s experience with her health insurance company toward the end of her life and his advisor david axelrod talking about his daughter and her issues with epilepsy. what is your personal story that attaches you so critically to this issue that you have been behind for so many years? well, it s a story of all american families.