The Daily Plunge

I can’t believe I’m writing about Ezra Klein again. I didn’t even know who he was a few days ago. Actually, I still don’t know who he is except that he’s another loony progressive who writes for a mainstream news organization. I just read part of his column from yesterday where he walks down memory lane..

Back in June, I predicted that health-care reform would follow the path of the stimulus: a huge accomplishment that nevertheless feels like a defeat to its supporters. “As the legislation winds its way through the Senate, there will be unpleasant compromises, and unconscionable omissions, and the constant knowledge that though this is progress, it is not sufficient, and the people who stand in the way of a better bill are frequently incoherent or disingenuous.”

The stimulus was a huge accomplishment? It hasn’t accomplished anything. It seems progressives have a ridiculously low bar for achievement. It’s odd to read seemingly intelligent people make such fools out of themselves. Let’s face it; liberals have gone batty over health care. The whole thing has been a fiasco from the start. It’s unpopular, and even the watered down senate bill raises taxes, premiums, and balloons the national debt. The President says we have to pass this bill or face bankruptcy. I hate to be this blunt, but either the President is stupid or he’s lying. It’s impossible to spend your way out of bankruptcy.
I’m going to see John Mackey speak at Whole Foods tonight. Mackey is the company’s CEO and he’ll speak about the grocery store chain’s 2010 theme: “Health Starts Here”. I don’t think Mackey is going to touch on the subject of the editorial he wrote for the Wall Street Journal, but to this date it’s the most honest and intelligent take on health care. The health care situation in the United States isn’t so dire that we need a government takeover or reform. We need to get these bureaucrats away from the complex market.