It's a huge mistake to believe the rest of us in the USA are like the Obama Town Hall audiences. [gag]

Or from Medicare, which already is a large part of the “problem” of “fear” of seniors (along with obvious threats of future curtailment or denial of care as decided by others)? Or from private insurers who remain allowed to exist but which can expect to be the object of cost-shifting (guess which way) in ObamaCare?

“If you like your doctor…” “If you're happy with your health care …” “you can keep it.”

That is, if it you still have it after ObamaCare takes effect, which in many cases is unlikely!

But never mind the details like that. Continue to be starry- or dewy-eyed and good little suckers…

@ChrisWWW, on your last comment:
Once again the blame is on the Republicans. The Dems can't possibly speak the truth because all of the people with mean signs outside the healthcare townhalls are confusing people. Um…OK.

Have you ever stopped to consider that some of the hyperbole and fearmongering might actually be LESS effective if the Dems weren't obviously distorting what's in the bill and what the likely effects of it will be?

Leonidas,
So… your answer is for George Soros to start a large charity, or force people to join the military. Nice. Why don't we just send them if neither of those options work out? They'll get free housing and medical care. Perfect right?

Well if the Liberal activist are so concerned why don't they pool their own money to solve the problem without stealing from other taxpayers?

As for the military option, its just that an option, some have taken it others have not, they have an option its their choice to make, get healthcare for serving the society or not.

Seriously though, many people in this country — especially now — have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

Agreed, and bringing down healthcare costs is something we should be addressing. No one disagrees with that on either side of the discussion.

Using taxes on the wealthy, who have reaped nearly all the monetary gains from our people's rising productivity, to help the unfortunate poor go to doctors is the fair and moral thing to do. WWJD?

Ahh those EVIL RICH BASTARDS , who the top 1% of just happen to pay more income taxes than the lower 95% of taxpayers. These guys fund your kids getting an education in public schools, finance the roads you drive on, pay for the military that protects you, etc. Damn EVIL BASTARDS, how dare they

But nor should he say that people will lose their current insurance, because they won't for quite some time. I'm not sure how you explain the nuance without Republican a**holes crying wolf about everything losing their insurance and the country turning into the USSR w/ 5 year plans and death panels and on and on and on…

If GWB sincerely believed that deposing Saddam was important to acheive other goals, was it OK for him to tell the American people that we had to do it because of the threat of WMD's?