Dems scramble after warning from health insurers
Yes, a new poll shows strong support for a health-care public option. But even the pollsters aren’t sure what it is. Why Congress should ignore the survey and do the right thing.
I n what must be considered a monumental understatement, Attorney General Eric H. Holder told CBS News' "60 Minutes" that more oversight of Medicare funds is needed. I'll say, considering what we have learned about the scope and ease of stealing billions of dollars from the American taxpayer by means of fraudulent claims for care that never happened. To Mr. Holder's credit, his agency has been frantically cracking down on this thievery for some time now, resulting in the indictments of dozens of criminals in Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles and elsewhere. Still, this is merely the tip of what turns out to be a gargantuan iceberg.
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) took to the floor Wednesday night to read the names of those who had died from lack of health insurance in Republican districts.