| Right before the Super Bowl kickoff, President | | | | campaign pledge that important debates would be |
| Obama fired his latest salvo in his fight for health | | | | aired "live on C-SPAN" for the American people to |
| insurance reform. He announced that his | | | | see. The secrecy of the House of Representatives' |
| administration was planning a bipartisan debate at the | | | | and Senate's negotiations to reconcile their bills was |
| White House. The half-day-long discussion on | | | | clearly unsuccessful. While some amount of |
| healthcare reform would take place on February 25th. | | | | back-room deals and horse-trading for certain |
| Most importantly, it will be televised to the public. | | | | politicians' votes is common on Capitol Hill, Obama had |
| That transparency is refreshing, especially since | | | | promised to change politics as usual. |
| Obama has been criticized for reneging on his | | | | |