They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

Someone should have mentioned that to Obama. He gave us nothing new during his ultra-hyped speech on healthcare. After forty-five minutes and a teleprompter on the verge of overheating, he blew it. The President made history convening both Houses of Congress and doled out the same stale speech, from his proposed cuts in Medicare that he refers to as "waste" to tax hikes to fund his plan.

There was one bit of news: an indisputable leftward lurch on the public option that signified not only that he is bound to their demands, but also that he is no Bill Clinton.

Unlike Clinton, Obama tied the public health option to his ankle. And much like a concrete block, he will go down with it. Forty-four moderate Democrats will not vote for the current House bill that includes the public option, enough to deny Pelosi the ability to pass it without Republican support.

To be fair, Obama's opening and closing tone was one of his best yet. But fluffy imperatives that call for us to act, absent of hard facts will not result in a shift in polling. If you had ears but no brain, you would have been moved (Is that why Biden was crying?), but the public is much sharper, particularly when it comes to this issue.

Here's what was missing, besides new material:

No answer on how he can not only expand coverage but also cut costs.

No answer on how private insurance goes down by increasing the costs of insurance

No answer on how to cut the current deficit.

No answer as to why he will cut waste and abuse to help pay for for government run insurance option, but not to help cut the current ballooning deficit.

No answer on how to make medicare solvent.

No answer on why he won't cover illegals, but includes them in his 46 million uninsured count.

No answer on what his plan is for illegals.

No definitive, outcomes based answer on medical malpractice.

No answer on why if this is such an urgent imperative, the plan won't kick in until after he runs for re-election.

Public disapproval of President Barack Obama's handling of health care has leaped to 52 percent, according to Associated Press-GfK poll. At a time when we're running a 7-9 trillion dollar ten year deficit he is talking about adding another trillion to that number, begging the question, why now?

Mr. President, you just don't get it. The healthcare debate ripped your ability to persuade through rhetoric right out of your hands. You needed to give us facts, and you failed. You needed to compromise, and you bucked bi-partisan solutions showcasing the inflexibility of a zealot, and the policies of a hard core liberal.

Though Obama claims "we are back from the brink" it is his Presidency that is on the brink. The brink of collapse.

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