Gibbs is saying that he thinks Obama will have an announcement next week

[gateley]

as to what the next step forward in health care will be.

They're grilling him for more info -- reconciliation? Was this a set up? But of course Gibbs can't comment on stuff like that.

I thought Obama said six weeks? Looking forward to what he has to say next week.

[cutlassmama]

1. I read somewhere that he'd make the announcement for recon

on Monday.

[gateley]

6. That would be great (if he says what we want him to!). nt

[Jennicut]

2. A set up, huh? It is impossible to work with a brick wall.

Like talking to a table, as Barney Frank once so eloquently stated.

[spanone]

3. why announce it, just do it.

[Inuca]

5. Just do WHAT exactly?

Pass the bill on his lonely super hero self?

[gateley]

7. Because they're asking him what the next step is, what's Obama gonna do? Maybe

he just said it to shut them up, otherwise the questions would keep coming. :shrug:

[Inuca]

4. I was surprised to hear the "six weeks"

Speculation I heard/read before the summit was that the the timeframe is around one month, namely passing the bill before the Easter break. But we know by now how deadlines and timeframes have worked in the past....

[gateley]

8. So you heard that, too? It wasn't just in my mind? Where did we hear that, anyway? nt

[Schema Thing]

9. misquotes from the media probably

Obama, in his wrap up, said that if the Rethugs thought they had anything they could contribute in a two wk, month, six week timeframe, then he was more than willing to try and work with them.

He was NOT saying he'd wait six weeks to act. IOW, they should tell him NOW what they want to be included on so it can be worked into the finished product over the next six weeks tops.

[old mark]

10. I am sure he doesn't expect anything from them. No one else does. nt

[gateley]

11. Agree. It was just his parting shot, as it were. Good!! nt

[ThomWV]

13. Listen very closely to the comments at the very end of the conference and you'll hear it there

I watched the conference end to end as it was happening and I heard it - I remember the disappointment, I expected action next week. At any rate it didn't come from spin after the fact.

[ThomWV]

12. I wouldn't give them 10 days