KABUKI THEATRE REVIEWS

THE PUNDITS ARE WEIGHING IN on the Health Care Summit Kabuki Dance predicted by John Kass of the Chicago Tribune. Only it didn't turn out to be what the Dems wanted.

Jay Nordlinger's view at NRO's The Corner seems like the best take.

The Democrats’ Mistake [Jay Nordlinger]

Let me try something out on you: This health-care summit was a bad idea for the Democrats for this reason: They have long benefited from a perception — a perception greatly abetted by the media: The Republicans don’t care about health care, they don’t know about health care, they are the Party of No. All the ideas and caring are on the Democratic side.

It is not so, and it has never been so. And now everybody knows it.

See Hot Air article. And "Highlights: The best freak-show moments from the health-care freak show" by Allahpundit.

And while Obama denied that insurance premiums would go up, he was, well, to be nice about it, lying. JamieWearingfool blog links to -- ABC news fact check.

AND, OH MY GOD, YES!
OBAMA PICKED HIS NOSE during the meeting! But where did it go???