Pelosi and Hoyer call those protesting healthcare reform "un-American".... but, I thought dissent was the highest form of patriotism.... I guess it depends on whether or not you agree with her.

Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
The problem is that if we do that… we’ll still have the present healthcare system. Meaning that we’ll have (1) flat-lining wages, (2) exploding Medicaid and Medicare costs and thus immense pressure for future tax increases, (3) small businesses and self-employed individuals priced out of the insurance market, and (4) a lot of uninsured or underinsured people imposing costs on hospitals and local governments.
Frum must've missed the part where the CBO said that the proposed bills would accelerate cost increases. None of the proposals in Congress do anything meaningful in terms of controlling costs, so yeah, I'd consider it a win if none of them passed.