President Obama brought game to his appearance before House Dems today, beginning with a text from Abraham Lincoln--"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have"--but pointed out how popular this reform may turn out to be once people see how it works, and he lists some of the reforms that begin this year, so that the health care system begins to work for the people and not just for the insurance companies. He did this while wondering why Republican leaders are warning Democrats not to vote for this unpopular plan--are they really worried that Dems will lose their elections? Or could it be that they know that once reform goes into effect, people will see how it works, and that Republicans have lied about it all along.

Even if you haven't followed the debate very closely, the three videos of this speech are worth the combined half hour of your time. If you can spare only ten minutes or so, go to the last one. This part however is Barack Obama at his most incisive, most insistent, and really at the top of his game.