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Clearly, the most important takeaway from ABC's low-rated White House 'forum' on health care was President Barack Obama's admission that he would go outside the constraints of a nationalized system to get the "very best care" if necessary for his own family.
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey noted that Obama's response should properly be seen as "a Michael Dukakis moment that exposed him as a hypocrite."
A video of the exchange is at YouTube. To the extent possible, see if you think Diane Sawyer, standing next to the inquiring doctor, looks a bit peeved as the nature of his question becomes clear.
ABC's Jake Tapper and Karen Travers understood the newsworthiness of what Obama said, and led with it in their post-forum coverage: [snip]
At the Associated Press, the wire service's Philip Elliott incredibly portrayed the President's "very best care" hypocrisy as almost heroic (bold is mine):
"At an ABC News town hall event on health care, a doctor asked Obama to promise that his wife and daughters would only get the services allowed under a new government insurance plan he's proposing.
Obama wouldn't bite."
Memo to Phil: Maybe the President didn't "bite," but he definitely got bitten. Fortunately for him, and unfortunately for us, the press is mostly making sure we don't learn about the self-inflicted wound.
Hot Air's Morrissey elaborated:
If ObamaCare isn’t good enough for Sasha, Malia, or Michelle, then it’s not good enough for America. Instead of fighting that impulse, Obama should be working to boost the private sector to encourage more care providers, less red tape and expense, and better care for everyone.
Sadly, the President is heading in the opposite direction for everybody -- oh, except the self-appointed elites like himself.
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