I love a good debate. It is important to have your ideas challenged. When you engage in an opinionated lifestyle such as mine you will suffer setbacks. When you try and foster new ideas or question the status-quo you will be met by opposition.

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In the wake of the passage of health care reform, Jim Lehrer talks to historians Ellen Fitzpatrick and Richard Norton Smith and columnists Michael Gerson and Clarence Page about what the victory means for the Obama presidency.

Raw Video: Vice President Joe Biden whispers to President Obama at healthcare reform signing and says, “This is a big f-ing deal.”

The circus is finally wrapping up and about to leave town. Surprisingly, this circus has managed to create a new health care system in the United States and come to near Universal care.  Bravo! Against all odds, Obama and the Democrat Party have managed to reform a system that needed urgent reform.  The bill has already been signed into law, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. After this the bill will go onto the Senate to complete the process of reconciliation.

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President Obama delivers his closing argument for health reform before the vote in the House of Representatives. George Mason University in Virginia, March 19, 2010

POLITICO Senior Editor David Mark discusses President Obama’s visit to Ohio as he continues to push for health care reform.

As President Obama pushed for Congress to complete health care reform legislation in the next few weeks, Jim Lehrer talks to Washington Post reporter Ceci Connolly and political analyst Norm Ornstein about the tactics Democrats might use to try to pass their reform plans without Republican support.

It has been about a week since my last posting, thank you all for you patience. There has been quite a lot going on in the world and in politics. Of course there is the earthquake in Chile that we are all paying close attention too. We also have the Health care bill resurgence that has taken place over the past couple of weeks.

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Maggie Rodriguez spoke with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer about President Obama’s willingness to compromise with republicans on his health care bill.

President Obama and Congressional leaders from both parties meet to discuss health reform at the Blair House in Washington, D.C. Opening remarks by President Obama, Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN), and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs spoke to Harry Smith about President Obama’s Health Care Summit and explains how democrats plan to compromise with the GOP.

“The Senate vote this morning was an important step forward to a final vote on health care reform. I will continue to push for a final bill that includes strong Minnesota-model cost reforms, deficit reduction, protections against insurance company abuses, and strong, stable Medicare coverage.

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