Guest Editorial - The President's Health Care Plan: Selling Myth as Reality

by Richard Brownell

President Barack Obama has finally outlined his plan for "reforming" America's health care system. This comes several months after he first announced the epic initiative and allowed his loyal liberal colleagues in Congress to create a legislative plan that has brought staunch and growing opposition from the American public. True to form, now that Obama's plan is on the table, he has declared the debate over and called upon Democrats and Republicans to act upon his proposals. But the debate is far from over. In fact, it is time to start the battle anew.

Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress was his last opportunity to regain the high ground in the health care debate. It will likely be remembered more for the real reform proposals that were not included rather than for the fiction that was paraded before Congress and the American people.

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