I watched the health care debate between Doctors Siegel and Woolhandler with Megyn Kelly this morning on Fox's American Newsroom. It astonishes me that the supporters of government run health care never let the facts get in the way of their arguments. It's equally as disturbing however, that we opponents don't do a good enough job challenging their misstatements and faulty premises. Once again, the President did his best Wizard of Oz impersonation at his Townhall in New Hampshire. He is a master at saying one thing as he is doing the exact opposite. Even as all the facts (including his previous statements  and the wording of the House bill itself) indicate that he supports a single payer system  he tells us to ignore that "man" behind the curtain and listen instead to what he is saying now. Every time I hear someone in this Administration speak on health care I can't help but picture the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the the Professor is  frantically turning the wheel to get the Wizards image up on the wall as Toto pulls back the curtain to reveal the true Wizard  Where is Toto when we need him.
Dr. Siegel and Megyn Kelly (one of the best interviewers in the business) repeatedly pointed out provisions in the House bill that either directly or indirectly support the withholding of care from the elderly-our parents. Regardless of these facts Dr. Woolhandler couldn't be persuaded. Rather than read the bill she prefers to rely on what the President is saying now, which doesn't have any force in law, or what her experience has been with Medicare. May I remind the good doctor that Medicare is broke and will be gutted by this plan--the President himself has said so. Turning a blind eye is one thing but here all I can say is--we're off to see the Wizard the wonderful Wizard of Oz....

It seems that the more radical the changes the Administration and the Democrats propose the easier it is to fool the public. Most mainstream people just can't believe that anyone could propose a bill that does such things as ration health care, promote euthanasia, tell people they are too old or too young  for care and on and on. No wonder America is speaking out so forcefully against this bill. The Administration is frustrated because since the campaign we have to begun to do a little fact checking on the things the President says.We realize we made a mistake by not fact checking quite closely enough Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, the President's Senate votes, his affiliation with Acorn and on and on. We've decided enough is enough--fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.

If this bill was really about lowering costs and insuring the 5 million (real number) or so uninsured why wouldn't the President simply propose or support a bill that provides  coverage for them and increases competition by lifting the ban on purchasing out of state insurance and be done with it. The answer is simple. This is not about cost or the uninsured rather it is about expanding the role of government in our lives. The President knows he can't say this however, so once again he morphs into the Wizard and pretends that the bill is simply something that it's not. If we permit the government to take over our health care we deserve what we get. It's time to keep our eyes open and accept that yes this government is lying to us. A perfect example of that was Megyn Kelly's interview this morning with Obama Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton . Megyn asked Mr. Burton if the Administration was going to destroy the e-mail addresses and names of those turned into the White House for raising questions about the health care plan. Mr. Burton did everything he could to avoid, decieve and stonewall Megyn. Most interviewers would have given up but not Megyn. With the skill of a trial attorney (she was one) she kept at it until the truth was revealed. Mr. Burton had to acknowledge that, under Federal law, the White House can't destroy the names and addresses. Moreover these names and addresses will become public in a matter of time. Proponents of the plan insist that opponents are extremist radical right wingers who take their marching orders from Fox News. This Administration's  lies and refusal to have an real debate on how to improve health care has made many good people angry and extreme in their rhetoric. By now we all know that this Administration doesn't care about the will of the people when it come to health care. If we continue to accept at face value the words of this Administration we will rue the day we elected this government. We can stop this travesty by continuing to stand up for our freedom and reminding the politicians that they work for us not the other way around.