One of the best moments in the health care summit held at Blair House yesterday was when Illinois Senator Dick Durbin suggested to his Republican colleagues that they drop out of the Federal Employees Health Program if they were so disturbed at the Democrats pursuing a socialist plot to take over health care.
The reason was simple--the government forces rules on private companies in the Federal health program that are similar to rules proposed in health care reform. If you think the system is so dreadful, get out of it. I don't believe any one took him up on that.
Durbin identified a basic hypocrisy in play that is difficult for Republican opponents of health reform to deny. But he should come to Missouri if he wants to see hypocrisy elevated to a high art.
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