Gregory promises Meet the Press will try to "get a little bit past the confusion" on health reform

I think Rachel will do a great job. She has been reporting on this lately and bringing out the lies behind the lies. I can't wait to see her do some real reporting.

That's what I was thinking. They'll try? Thats like me going to my new boss and saying "I'll try to put some limits around those numbers, sir." or "I'll try to get that new test line up and running this year, sir." He may as well have said "I'll try, but don't hold me accountable if I fail".

I'm not sure Daschle will be on Rachel's side. He's a big health care lobbyist himself. This looks like a three-on-one panel to me.

I see this and other mainstream media suddenly jumping on the issue as a sign that they think the argument is starting to trend in favor of reform. When it looked like the teabaggers were winning, they couldn't rush fast enough to proclaim that the "protesters" were authentic; this sudden turning to the "misinformation" theme seems to indicate that the teabaggers are losing steam, so to speak. Remember, the mainstream news media never sets a trend; they only follow it...

I SO agree. They say they want to get at the truth, then invite misinformers on to discuss it with a few that are factually oriented. The usual confusion in the uninformed ensues. Why would they expect a different result?

We just hope that she and former Sen. Tom Daschle get "EQUAL" time to respond.

That's rather lke me hoping a bag of hundred-dollar bills will fall out of the sky onto my front yard, and just about as likely. The most basic con tactic on these sort of shows is simply never let the opponent speak; always interrupt or shout down the other side whenever they try to make an argument. I've never yet seen a show of this format where it hasn't happened...

She will do fine and will MAKE her own time. She's very adept at wedging herself into conversations (cut her teeth next to the shouting of "Uncle Pat") - I think she'll hold her own. The real question is if Daschle will add any value.

If allowed, Rachel Maddow could defeat every one of these guys in a fact based, logical discussion.

Which is why Armey and Coburn are counting on their good buddy David to not allow such a discussion. Or, at the very least, that their good buddy David will allow them to use that favored old tactic of channel-blocking...