The leftosphere is wiping their collective brow and saying “Whew!”, happy that the CBO estimate for the government health care bill came to just over a $1 Trillion.
They are actually happy with that number.
I bet most of them, if asked for an on the spot answer, couldn’t tell you how many zeros one would have to follow the one with in order to represent a Trillion on paper. But they’re happy with it. It sounds about right to them.
By the way, could we please get Republicans and other non-affiliateds to PLEASE stop using the term “public option” when referring to the all around Medicare portion of the bill?
It is not a “public” anything, let alone an “option”.
It is a government option. You would be opting to let the government issue the payment for your medical care.
Plus, when polled, the American people respond almost twenty points lower to that phrase than they do to “public option”. The Democrats knew this and that is why “public” is the one we are hearing.
If you get a few free moments today, call your Representative and talk to them about two House Resolutions:
HR 615 would require all elected federal government officials to enroll in whatever government option coverage gets passed. They think it’s so great? Make them use it!
HR 554 would require a 72 hour window between when a bill is finalized and when it is able to be voted on. Make them do their jobs!
The problem with HR554 is the same as with all laws that purport to restrict Congress from doing something in the future. Only a Constitutional amendment can do that, because it’s got higher status than any Congressional law. Among actions of equal status, the last in time rules. Because any two Congressional actions are of equal status, the very next thing Congress does that “violates” such a law actually vacates it, rather than violating it. If HR554 were to pass, and Congress the next day voted on a bill ten minutes after finalizing it, the courts would say that the most recent activity ruled.