So we all knew it was going to be just a political side show.  Democrats can now say they’ve met with Republicans on C-SPAN.  Republicans couldn’t object or they would look like they were only politically, and not fundamentally opposed to the health care reform bills before Congress.  So today was the day.  Below are some of the best clips:

Skip to about 3:45 to see Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) tell one hell of a scary story about one of her constituents:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN) calls out Obama on the Democrats’ prior views on reconciliation.  As you can see, their opinions have changed dramatically:

Obama demonizes an insurance company for not covering his car:

The entire thing can be found in two parts on YouTube, but I’ll leave you with just one more good clip.  Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) calls out Obama over a dramatic disparity in time allotted for each party to speak:

I’m having trouble posting this particular video, but you can find it here.