Obama_NN1 ,_, Appealing_VVG to_II a_AT1 Core_NN1 Ally_NN1 ,_, Rallies_VVZ Labor_NN1 to_II His_APPGE Policies_NN2 PITTSBURGH_NP1 --_NN1 President_NNB Obama_NP1 did_VDD not_XX deliver_VVI a_AT1 robust_JJ sales_NN pitch_NN1 on_II the_AT details_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE health_NN1 care_NN1 agenda_NN1 here_RL Tuesday_NPD1 at_II a_AT1 convention_NN1 of_IO the_AT A.F.L.-C.I.O._NP1 ,_, but_CCB rather_RR asked_VVD labor_NN1 leaders_NN2 to_TO stand_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 in_II resisting_VVG opponents_NN2 of_IO the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 and_CC focus_VV0 on_II lifting_VVG the_AT economy_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 been_VBN hearing_VVG a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO stuff_NN1 from_II folks_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR n't_XX that_DD1 friendly_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, or_CC the_AT union_NN1 movement_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" So_RR let_VM21 's_VM22 just_RR take_VVI a_AT1 stroll_NN1 down_II memory_NN1 lane_NN1 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 just_RR remember_VVI where_RRQ we_PPIS2 were_VBDR when_RRQ I_PPIS1 took_VVD the_AT oath_NN1 of_IO office_NN1 ._. "_" 
A_AT1 week_NNT1 after_CS he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Democrats_NN2 in_II Congress_NN1 to_TO support_VVI the_AT outlines_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE health_NN1 care_NN1 plan_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 similar_JJ but_CCB broader_JJR case_NN1 to_II union_NN1 audiences_NN2 here_RL and_CC earlier_RRR Tuesday_NPD1 in_II Ohio_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD his_APPGE administration_NN1 had_VHD "_" stopped_VVN our_APPGE economic_JJ free_JJ fall_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC he_PPHS1 worked_VVD to_TO make_VVI the_AT case_NN1 to_TO labor_VVI ,_, an_AT1 important_JJ constituency_NN1 group_NN1 ,_, that_CST his_APPGE policies_NN2 had_VHD helped_VVN the_AT middle_JJ class_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR despite_II the_AT thunderous_JJ applause_NN1 he_PPHS1 received_VVD ,_, his_APPGE mentioning_VVG the_AT term_NN1 "_" public_NN1 option_NN1 "_" only_RR once_RR during_II a_AT1 35-minute_JJ speech_NN1 at_II the_AT convention_NN1 did_VDD not_XX go_VVI unnoticed_JJ ._. 
Many_DA2 delegates_NN2 carried_VVD signs_NN2 and_CC wore_VVD T-shirts_NN2 declaring_VVG that_CST a_AT1 government-run_JJ insurance_NN1 program_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nonnegotiable_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO health_NN1 care_NN1 legislation_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 approach_NN1 that_CST the_AT president_NN1 's_GE advisers_NN2 call_VV0 pragmatic_JJ ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ riled_VVN the_AT party_NN1 's_GE base_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ on_II full_JJ display_NN1 in_II another_DD1 way_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 when_CS Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 appeared_VVD later_RRR in_II the_AT day_NNT1 at_II a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO Philadelphia_NP1 fund-raisers_NN2 with_IW Senator_NNB Arlen_NP1 Specter_NN1 of_IO Pennsylvania_NP1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Specter_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Republican_NN1 turned_VVD Democrat_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ engaged_VVN in_II a_AT1 bitter_JJ re-election_NN1 fight_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT president_NN1 's_VBZ siding_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT primary_NN1 against_II a_AT1 more_RGR liberal_JJ Democrat_NN1 ,_, Representative_JJ Joe_NP1 Sestak_NP1 ,_, has_VHZ agitated_VVN many_DA2 liberals_NN2 already_RR angered_VVN because_CS they_PPHS2 believe_VV0 that_CST Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 is_VBZ being_VBG too_RG timid_JJ on_II health_NN1 care_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 delegate_NN1 at_II the_AT convention_NN1 here_RL ,_, Kate_NP1 Brennan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 retired_JJ music_NN1 professor_NN1 from_II Pittsburgh_NP1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD supported_VVN and_CC contributed_VVN to_II Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 's_GE presidential_JJ campaign_NN1 but_CCB that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM "_" be_VBI crushed_VVN "_" if_CS he_PPHS1 compromised_VVD on_II a_AT1 public_JJ option_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 middle-of-the-road_JJ guy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ elected_VVN by_II us_PPIO2 liberal_JJ people_NN ,_, "_" Ms._NNB Brennan_NP1 ,_, 72_MC ,_, said_VVD in_II an_AT1 interview_NN1 as_II the_AT president_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE speech_NN1 over_RP ,_, walked_VVD from_II the_AT stage_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 supported_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 needs_VVZ to_TO listen_VVI to_II us_PPIO2 ._. "_" 
Another_DD1 delegate_NN1 ,_, Allan_NP1 Larsen_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 73-year-old_JJ retiree_NN1 from_II Grove_NN1 City_NN1 ,_, Pa._NP1 ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" If_CS he_PPHS1 signs_VVZ a_AT1 bill_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 public_JJ option_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX win_VVI a_AT1 second_MD term_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, too_RG soon_RR to_TO know_VVI how_RRQ the_AT health_NN1 care_NN1 debate_NN1 will_VM play_VVI out_RP or_CC what_DDQ impact_VVI it_PPH1 will_VM have_VHI on_II Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 's_GE presidency_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB one_MC1 reason_NN1 he_PPHS1 increasingly_RR points_VVZ to_II the_AT nation_NN1 's_GE economic_JJ progress_NN1 ,_, aides_NN2 said_VVD ,_, is_VBZ to_TO remind_VVI voters_NN2 that_CST his_APPGE policies_NN2 have_VH0 helped_VVN move_VVI the_AT country_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT brink_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 depression_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 times_NNT2 are_VBR still_RR tough_JJ for_IF working_VVG people_NN ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 too_RG many_DA2 people_NN are_VBR still_RR looking_VVG for_IF work_NN1 or_CC worried_JJ they_PPHS2 'll_VM be_VBI the_AT next_MD ones_NN2 let_VV0 go_VVI ._. 
But_CCB the_AT recovery_NN1 act_NN1 is_VBZ making_VVG a_AT1 difference_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 stopped_VVN our_APPGE economic_JJ free_JJ fall_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ something_PN1 everybody_PN1 can_VM agree_VVI on_RP ._. "_" 
Before_II arriving_VVG at_II the_AT convention_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 visited_VVD a_AT1 General_JJ Motors_NN2 assembly_NN1 plant_NN1 in_II Lordstown_NP1 ,_, Ohio_NP1 ,_, where_CS about_RG 800_MC workers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN called_VVN back_RP to_II their_APPGE jobs_NN2 to_TO help_VVI meet_VVI new_JJ demand_NN1 owing_II21 to_II22 the_AT Cash_NN1 for_IF Clunkers_NP1 program_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ offered_VVD drivers_NN2 up_RG21 to_RG22 $4,500_NNU to_TO buy_VVI vehicles_NN2 that_CST are_VBR more_DAR fuel_NN1 efficient_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 inspected_VVD a_AT1 Chevy_JJ Cruze_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ car_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ designed_VVN to_TO get_VVI 40_MC miles_NNU2 a_AT1 gallon_NNU1 ._. 
The_AT president_NN1 said_VVD the_AT government_NN1 's_GE intervention_NN1 in_II the_AT auto_NN1 industry_NN1 "_" may_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN popular_JJ "_" but_CCB had_VHD been_VBN critical_JJ to_II jump-starting_NN1 and_CC remaking_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
"_" In_II the_AT midst_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 deep_JJ recession_NN1 and_CC financial_JJ crisis_NN1 ,_, the_AT collapse_NN1 of_IO the_AT auto_NN1 industry_NN1 would_VM have_VHI caused_VVN enormous_JJ damage_NN1 to_II our_APPGE economy_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" So_CS we_PPIS2 intervened_VVD for_IF one_PN1 simple_JJ and_CC compelling_JJ reason_NN1 :_: your_APPGE survival_NN1 and_CC the_AT success_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE economy_NN1 depended_VVN on_II it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
The_AT president_NN1 argued_VVD that_DD1 lowering_NN1 health_NN1 care_NN1 costs_NN2 and_CC expanding_JJ coverage_NN1 were_VBDR essential_JJ to_II making_VVG further_RRR economic_JJ gains_NN2 ._. 
Noting_VVG that_DD1 union_NN1 workers_NN2 had_VHD struggled_VVN to_TO negotiate_VVI pay_NN1 increases_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: "_" That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR the_AT fault_NN1 of_IO the_AT employer_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT fault_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 broken_JJ health_NN1 care_NN1 system_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ sucking_VVG up_RP all_DB the_AT money_NN1 ._. "_" 
After_II flying_VVG later_RRR in_II the_AT day_NNT1 to_II Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 emerged_VVD from_II Air_NN1 Force_NN1 One_MC1 with_IW his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II Mr._NNB Specter_NP1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 headed_VVD to_II the_AT fund-raisers_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ officials_NN2 said_VVD were_VBDR expected_VVN to_TO bring_VVI in_RP more_DAR than_CSN $2_NNU million_NNO ._. 
The_AT president_NN1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO campaign_VVI on_II his_APPGE behalf_NN1 if_CS Mr._NNB Specter_NP1 became_VVD a_AT1 Democrat_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 step_NN1 the_AT senator_NN1 took_VVD in_II bolting_VVG the_AT Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 this_DD1 spring_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Mr._NNB Specter_NP1 's_GE vote_NN1 ,_, the_AT president_NN1 said_VVD ,_, is_VBZ urgently_RR needed_VVN this_DD1 year_NNT1 on_II health_NN1 care_NN1 legislation_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE passage_NN1 is_VBZ "_" not_XX going_VVG to_TO be_VBI easy_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" We_PPIS2 live_VV0 in_II a_AT1 polarized_JJ environment_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 said_VVD at_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT fund-raisers_NN2 ,_, "_" and_CC politics_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN sport_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO sustain_VVI complex_JJ arguments_NN2 about_II why_RRQ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO make_VVI choices_NN2 that_CST do_VD0 n't_XX always_RR seem_VVI real_JJ attractive_JJ on_II the_AT surface_NN1 ._. "_" 
Meanwhile_RR ,_, the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ government_NN1 for_IF three_MC months_NNT2 has_VHZ made_VVN little_DA1 difference_NN1 to_II the_AT lives_NN2 of_IO most_DAT Lebanese_JJ ,_, who_PNQS long_RR ago_RA learned_VVD to_TO make_VVI do_VDI without_IW the_AT assistance_NN1 of_IO the_AT state_NN1 ._. 
