Today, in front of 150 sympathetic doctors - gratuitously dressed in lab coats to make good TV – the President once again pushed his health care plan.  And once again he was short on details and long on rhetoric.

There is plenty that I could say about the President’s speech – it really isn’t that different from all the others – but the most glaring thing to me was that he once again tried the “It’s the same type of benefits that members of Congress have” tactic.

The fact that he is still pushing this nonsense must mean that there are gullible people who still buy it.  There is one question I have for people who think that the government welfare option that will most likely end up in the bill will be just as good as the health insurance that Members of Congress have.

Why have many Democrats specifically exempted themselves from having to sign up for the public option?  If it’s just as good, and will provide the same type of benefits, then why wouldn’t Congress mind signing up for it?

This, of course, is a rhetorical question.  The answer is that every single liberal Democrat who is busily crafting this public option knows darn well that it is not a plan that they would want to sign up for.  It’s not a plan that they want for their families.  It’s not a plan that their fellow government cronies would want.

And this, of course, makes the President’s remarks today nothing but nonsense.  The President is merely playing into the resentment that people have for the career politicians who have treated themselves to our tax dollars.  And with a major overhaul in the health care system resulting in a public option, there will be many more tax dollars at their disposal.

Oh, I know… The White House denies that Democrats have exempted themselves from the government option.  Well, the evidence proves the contrary.

And here is a copy of the Heller Amendment that would have required Members of Congress to enroll in the public option that is supposedly just as good as what they currently have – an amendent that was soundly defeated in committee by Democrats.

We may not be able to stop the liberal Democrats from this government takeover of health care, but hopefully we can at least prevent the massive deception that goes along with it.

Patrick Looby, Fredericksburg, VA