Obama and Health Care: Scott Lucas on BBC World Service

I spoke, alongside the Global Post's Michael Goldfarb, with BBC World Service's Newshour yesterday about the passage of the unprecedented health care bill by the US House of Representatives. I found myself in the position (some might say unusual position) of being more optimistic than both BBC correspondent Mark Mardell and Goldfarb, both about the event and about Obama's political future.

The item begins from the start of the programme. Julian Marshall's interview with Goldfarb and me begins just after the 6-minute mark.