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"Political theater" or a chance for bi-partisanship?
Leaders from both sides of the aisle are gathering today at Blair House to talk health care reform, at the invitation of President Barack Obama.
The summit will be televised causing a stir, and much satire.
With the world watching, both Republicans and Democrats have a lot at stake in today's meeting. Either side could leave a poor impression with the public as bickering over the House and Senate version of legislation continues, and results will be expected.
NPR has a rundown of what's at stake. Maggie Mertens at Kaiser Health News has a series of charts with comparisons of the current proposals and past proposals. While Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform, pen an op-ed in the Washington Post angling for each side to come together today.
Over the past year, we've had a vigorous national conversation about how to bring down health-care costs for families, hold insurance companies accountable, make health-care affordable for those who don't have it and lower the deficit. Today, Democrats and Republicans have a chance to come together, share their best ideas and unite behind reforms that will put families and small-business owners back in control of their health care.
As you watch today on C-SPAN or at whitehouse.gov - do you think anything will come of this summit? Join BlogHer as we spend the day peaking-in on the summit and it's rhetoric, politics, and possible outcome.
Contributing Editor Erin Kotecki Vest also blogs at Queen of Spain blog
Politics & News Contributing Editor Erin Kotecki Vest
