His health care vision and political clout on the line, President Barack Obama is using virtually every tool available in a publicity campaign to pressure Congress for swift legislative approval and to rally a public wary of the ongoing Washington tussle over his top domestic priority.
Prime-time news conference and network television interviews? Check. TV advertisements by his political organization and weekly Internet addresses on health care? Check. White House meetings with lawmakers and staged events at hospitals? Check. An end-run around Congress to appeal directly to voters? Check.
With imminent House and Senate approval of health care reform legislation proving elusive, Obama again is ...