Guaranteed Healthcare

Healthcare’s the hot topic in Nevada...California...insurance industry profit reports...and everywhere!

First up, Marc Cooper writes at Off the Bus that the healthcare debate is getting hot in Nevada:

Obama also complained that his supporters were getting calls and fliers from Clinton supporters accusing his health care plan of leaving 15 million Americans uninsured. Obama brushed aside the charge and then proceeded to criticize President Clinton and Hillary Clinton for attempting health care reform "the wrong way" last decade. "They went behind closed doors to do it and allowed lobbyists the and health care industry to shape the plan and eventually kill it."

I’m shocked—shocked—to report that a politician is lying about healthcare and money.  Today’s culprit?  Governor Bill Richardson who tells us we can grab a couple of band-aids, fix the healthcare mess, and walk away richer in the bargain.

These lies don’t seem to serve him politically either in the short-run or the long-run.  In the short-run, he whiffs his opportunity to stand out in the pack.  In the long run, his lies will sour his relationship with the American people on their top issue.