Polls consistently show that a majority of Americans support having a public option when it comes to health insurance. Consistently.
So how come some elected officials and the press continue to ignore that. Beats me.
But here's a good article from Slate that explains some of the bullflop being sold to Americans by conservative about the public option.
Mike - I'm with you on this one - to a point. There is a lot of misinformation out there being pushed by both sides. Factcheck.org produced a very good report on the speech made by President Obama that can be found at the following URL:
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/09/obamas-health-care-speech/
But the one thing that gets me the most is that government healthcare is simply unconstitutional. Nowhere in our most important rulebook will you find mention of government healthcare or a public healthcare option, and according to the 10th Amendment to the Constitution that means that the federal government CANNOT legally engage in the healthcare business.
Proponents of the public option should be petitioning their representatives to pass an amendment to the Constitution instead of trying to ram their legislation down the throats of those of us who want to follow the rules.
--Doug Walters
Shrewsbury Borough