Plouffe and Rove Battle It Out Over Health Care Reform ( video and transcript )
“Karl and the Republicans have zero credibility – about as much credibility as the country of Greece does to talk about fiscal responsibility.”
Rove, brandishing a white board with health care cost figures, interrupted: “For God’s sake, will you stop throwing around epithets and deal with the facts for once, David!”
Plouffe, rolling his eyes, responded: “Let’s put the fanciful chart away…”
Before he could finish, Rove interrupted: “This is not a fanciful chart, deal with the chart!”
Plouffe said Democrats were helping to get the country back on track and address big issues like health care and that “the Republican Party, for the most part, is not lifting an oar to help row us…” Plouffe said.
“That’s bunk!” Rove interjected. “Republicans have offered a positive alternative on health care and you didn’t bother to have one meeting between March 5 of 2009 and February 25 of 2010 to discuss how the White H