Transcript from 60 Minutes tonight

From CBS:

STEVE KROFT:

Before you made this speech there was a sense-- clearly in the press and among people in Washington that this program was in trouble.

PRESIDENT OBAMA:

Right.

STEVE KROFT:

That the healthcare reform-- healthcare—

PRESIDENT OBAMA:

Right.

STEVE KROFT:

--healthcare reform was in trouble.

PRESIDENT OBAMA:

Right.

STEVE KROFT:

do you think you changed some minds? Do you think you picked up some votes this week?

PRESIDENT OBAMA:

Well, here-- here's-- a conversation I had with-- one of my advisors-- early on in this process. He said, "I've been in this town a long time. I think this is the year we're going to get healthcare done. But I guarantee you this will be pronounced dead at least four or five times before we finally get a bill passed."


More: http://thepage.time.com/transcript-obama-on-60-minutes/

look as small and ignorant as they are.

(and I would include hateful and greedy)>

and there have been plenty of predictions of the demise of the Republican party here on DU ...

But the Democratic party did NOT have the media on their side ...

The zombie party of Grumpy Old Palefaces does, though ...

I'm going with Daschle.