Pelosi's Prescription for America

Were you afraid Congress had forgotten about socialized health care?

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House this year will consider health-care legislation including an option for a government-run program that would compete with insurers.

“This is a big agenda, and I believe it should have a public option in it for it to be really substantial,” Pelosi told reporters at her weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol. [snip]

Pelosi said the Democratic-controlled House will be “aggressive” in its approach to a health-care overhaul, which is a centerpiece of Obama’s agenda. She said a government role in health care will help U.S. companies be more competitive.

“This is not only about the health of individuals in our country, which will be justification enough,” said Pelosi, a California Democrat. “It’s about the competitiveness of our businesses to make them globally competitive because they are competing with companies and countries where the federal government -- their governments -- pay for health care. They don’t have to bear those health care costs.”

My gosh, this woman is such a genius! Not! She has no clue that the reason the American health care system is the best in the world -- still, despite existing government intrusion -- is because other governments in the world have already ruined their health-care systems. And she thinks this is a freakin' selling point?

Where in the Constitution does it say the federal government should "get health care insurance premiums off the books of private business so that they can be competitive globally"?

It doesn't.