Quick Hit: Bama Administration Admits it Does not Trust Private Business

There's this quote from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over the weekend that says it all.

On the inclusion of a public option:
"...the essential part is you don't turn over the whole new marketplace to private insurance companies and trust them to do the right thing."

First of all, the marketplace is not new; it's very well established, and there's nothing to turn over. The insurance companies are the insurance market. What is she even talking about? The only thing that is clear and coherent is that she doesn't trust private businesses to make good decisions.

Hey Kathy, guess what? Most Americans don't trust government to make good decisions!

I love that Bama and the cronies, after slamming the operation of Medicare and the VA under Bush, are now singing their praises as if they are the epitome of efficient government performing a service the private sector could not. It's the worst kept secret in America that these institutions are bureaucratic black holes with out of control budgets about to explode as the population steamrolls toward perpetual government assistance. Who's going to pay for that??

I wish Bama would have just stepped up, instead of misleading the public about everything, and sad, yes, we are instituting death panels. If you are very old and need a new hip, too bad! Not that I agree with that, but if he really wants a public option there's simply no way around rationed care, not if the US economy is to remain solvent.

Still not sure that Bama's true goal isn't exactly the insolvency of the US economy...