– Reid says he wants to talk about Nevada, and the country, not about inside-Washington. Uses his opener to pitch himself to home-state voters.

– Hammers on Alexander, “You’re entitled to your opinion but not your own facts.”

– “No one has talked about reconciliation. . . . Reconciliation is not the only way out of this.”

– Reconciliation has been used for “tax cuts for rich people in America.”

– “It’s obvious, we’ve heard it. Our Republican friends oppose our legislation. . . . It becomes your responsibility for making it better. . . . If you have a better plan for making health care more affordable, let’s hear it.” Oh brother.

– Reid much more aggressive in tone than Obama, Alexander, or even Pelosi.