PEGGY NOONAN: The summit persuaded nobody. It Probably Wasn't Meant To.

More Boor Than Cure
The summit persuaded nobody. It probably wasn't meant to.
By PEGGY NOONAN

Boy, that didn't work.

Nothing in the health-care summit promised greater progress or movement. Positions started out hardened, and likely ended so. Good faith and generosity did not flourish. Some people said some smart things. The Republicans seemed fortified not with Ovaltine but, in some cases, Espresso. No normal human watching the debate could determine with complete confidence who was being forthcoming about the meaning of this facet of the Senate bill or that subclause in Section D. And so the viewers probably judged things along party lines. "You can't trust politicians." "At least Democrats care."

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