Health Care Gimmick of the Day Club

Ernest Istook / October 29, 2009

Those pushing big government-run health care have started a Gimmick of the Day Club.

Desperate to find support, they trot out a new variation almost daily. However they repackage their bad ideas, they feel confident that most media will hail each “new” variation as a breakthrough:

• The “trigger” is the hokiest, basically delaying implementation unless something drastic happens (like the sun rising in the east).
• The “opt-out” is as credible as expecting the Mafia to tell shopkeepers that they’re free to stop paying tribute at any time. It’s a sham. (more…)