That "very large stack of paper" is the friggin' bill, and those "talking points" are nothing more than reading crap that's actually in that bill.
Ok, the Rs were so in sync with talking points it was embarrassing, Obama was in command. The Dems hardly said anything, he took total control of that meeting and continued to engage the Republicans but they refused to do anything but repeat the same old shit.
I thought it was successful and in spite of Reid saying they haven't been talking about reconcilliation, they are going to get it done with or without conservative input and imo, reconcilliation is the only option at this point.
all Obama does is repeat rhetoric.
Here's some rhetoric for you.
The healthcare bill is dead
Pay for your own shit!!!
There is no cure for cancer
Everyone dies.