No Insurance For You!

And finally to bring the week to a close, there is the report of Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY). Rep. Weiner from Queens and Brooklyn compiled a list of 151 members of the House and Senate that receive government funded, government administered, single-payer health care, otherwise known as Medicare. These same individuals are adamantly opposed to extending government insurance to their fellow Americans as the Public Option. Weiner remarked that, "Even in a town known for hypocrisy these Members of Congress deserve some sort of prize." But perhaps they are only following the example of 44 who has mealy-mouthed the provision since advocating it during his campaign for the Presidency*.

*See p. 7, "The Blueprint for Change: Barack Obama's Plan for America"