Once again the AP does a hatchet job with the help of resident psychic and GOP spinmeister extraordinaire RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR.
Obama realistically looking for a slice.
The article starts out not with facts, but with an observational editorial predicting what will and can happen:
WASHINGTON – Starting over on health care, President Barack Obama knows his chances aren't looking much more promising. A year after he called for a far-reaching overhaul, Obama unveiled his most detailed plan yet on Monday. Realistically, he's just hoping to win a big enough slice to silence the talk of a failing presidency.
How do these people get journalism jobs?
It gets better:
In the end, Americans who have listened to a year of talk about big changes in their health care, may see much smaller changes, if any. The president is likely to have to settle for much less than he wants — small-bore legislation that would smooth the rough edges of today's system but stop well short of coverage for nearly everyone.
Still, any kind of win on health care would be good for Obama right now. For a president, victory often begets victory, defeat spawns defeat. A modest achievement would allow Obama to move on to other pressing issues, claiming credit for getting something done despite the harshest partisan environment in years.
And so-called journalists wonder why there is no trust in the media. This is not reporting. This is predicting.
Absolutely amazing!