Obama's 17-minute, 2,500-word response to woman's claim of being 'over-taxed'

CHARLOTTE (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) - Even by President Obama's loquacious standards, an answer he gave here on health care Friday was a doozy.

Toward the end of a question-and-answer session with workers at an advanced battery technology manufacturer, a woman named Doris stood to ask the president whether it was a "wise decision to add more taxes to us with the health care" package.

"We are over-taxed as it is," Doris said bluntly.