but suddenly, a republican named scott brown was surging. i thank the people of massachusetts for electing me. that was the death nil for health care because he was the 60th vote. a year of his presidency was gone. political capital spent. and barack obama was staring at a likely defeat. there are people who think that if obama had been more of a schmoozer that, you know, maybe the people like you were too partisan, that somehow he needed to reach out. yeah, just one golf game away from singing kumbaya. give me a break. desperate, obama changed gears. first, he apologized to the country. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. then he barnstormed for the bill. across america and in congress. i may not be the first president to take up the cause of health care reform. i am determined to be the last. [ chanting yes we will ] he made more concessions
it was a big bet that he could do something that seven presidents couldn t yes. in the middle of an economic yes, it was a huge bet. a bet many wanted to place somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states. first, obama took his case to the very people he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait. it must not wait. and it will not wait another year. when we were discussing health care, he said, what are we supposed to do, put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or supposed to draw down on it to try to get things at are important done for the country? this was a unique alignment of the stars for one party. a democratic president, a big
years she talks about health care. why didn t you do something about it. why didn t she do something about this? she doesn t do anything about anything other than talk. it s all talk and no action. and again, bernie sanders, it s really bad judgment. she made bad judgment not only on taxes, but libya, on syria, on iraq. her and obama whether you like it or not, the way they got out of iraq, the vacuum they left, that s why isis formed in the first place. they started from the little area and now they are in 32 different nations. congratulations. great job. i want you to respond, hillary clinton. well, here we go again. i have been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years starting when i was a senator from new york. that s not the point here. why didn t you do it? because a senator with a
it or not, the way they got out of iraq, the vacuum they left, that s why isis formed in the first place. they started from the little area and now they are in 32 different nations. congratulations. great job. i want you to respond, hillary clinton. well, here we go again. i have been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years starting when i was a senator from new york. that s not the point here. why didn t you do it? because a senator with a republican president. you could have done it. if you were an effective senator, you could have done it. you were not. she didn t interrupt u. under our constitution, presidents have veto power. she has now said repeatedly 30 years this and 30 years that. let me talk about my 30 years in public service.
got out of iraq, the vacuum they ve left, that s why isis formed in the first place. they started from that little area and now they re in 32 different nations, hillary. congratulations. great job. i want you to be able to respond, secretary clinton. well, here we go again. i ve been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years. starting when i was a senator from new york. but that s not the point here. why didn t you do it? why didn t you do it. because i was a senator with a republican president. i will be the president. you could have done it if you were an effective that s exactly right. if you were an effective senator, could you have done it. but you were not an effective senator. please allow her to respond. she didn t interrupt you. under our constitution, presidents have something called veto power. look, he has now said repeatedly 30 years this and 30 years that. so let me talk about my 30 years in public service. i m very glad to do so. 8 milli