Meanwhile, the GOP plan just got back from the CBO. It was a quick 219 page read. It does not grant greater power to the government. It does not expand government. Not only does it actually do what it's supposed to, which is help fix the health care problem, but it does so at a fraction of the bills proposed by the Dems. It costs a mere $61 billion over ten years and will actually CUT THE DEFICIT by $68 billion over the same period. No death panels. No tax-funded abortions. No illegals. No six-month waiting lists. No raping of our senior citizens. No fines for refusing to get insurance. No bankrupting small businesses. It makes health care more affordable, so those who have fallen in the cracks can climb back out.

The Dems should be jumping for joy over this. Aren't they the party of the little guy? Obama/Pelosi/Reid Care will strangle the little guy while only actually helping perhaps 3% of the population, at the expense of the other 97%, while the GOP bill helps more people at LESS cost to the rest of us.

Which is why it will never see the light of day.

This isn't about us. It's about the government grabbing more power and taking more money and freedom from those of us who are actually contributing to the economy. This is Cloward-Piven on PCP; flood the system, force its collapse, and begin the conquest. The Democrat's various proposals do absolutely nothing to improve the situation, but makes a hell of a lot of problems even worse.

I propose a new name for this travesty: HOPERcare. That's Harry Obama Pelosi Economically Retarded health care. Be sure to ping me if you use it!

Crossposted at JBYP