Another take on the broadcast

From David Brody of CBN:

Finally, this move by The White House to allow cameras in for the event played right into one of the President’s main strengths. In case you haven’t noticed, the guy is smart. Every time a Republican had a fact, the President had one to match.  While you may not agree with the President’s argument, he was able to argue his point but not come across as argumentative. That’s not easy. With all due respect to the President’s ability to give a good speech, he’s actually better without the teleprompter. It makes him less robotic and instead more real. Lofty rhetoric sounds nice but talking regular makes for more believability. [...]

While there was a political motive behind this (when is there ever not a political motive? That’s why it’s called POLITICS) that doesn’t change one simple fact: The President of the United States took a gamble. He showed up. He took the GOP’s best shot and while he probably didn’t leave the room with fewer critics, he left with something far more important: more credibility with the American people who want to see politicians stand up, start solving problems and act like grown ups rather than little children.

I think the fact that absolutely none of the above surprised me in any way is indicative of how much I learned about Obama from some of his very first appearances as a candidate. But, I honestly wonder how many people are going to see this, and as far as policy education, I think most won't learn too much from this.