And "oddly jumbled address," says SusanG at Kos, but the president slammed Republican obstructionists who are attempting to block a vote on the bill and called for an "up or down vote" on health care reform. The Republicans loved calling for "up or down votes" back when the GOP controlled the Senate and the Democrats were threatening to filibuster George Bush's most toxic judicial nominees. "Finally, someone throws their precious phrase back at them," says SusanG.