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WASHINGTON -- President Obama is portraying his campaign to enact a government-run, nationalized healthcare plan as a titanic battle between him and the Republicans in Congress.
The White House, which has been thrown on the defensive in this fight, may think that's smart politics, but no one's really buying it -- except the news media. The biggest obstacle to Obama's big-spending, tax-heavy plan to create one of the largest entitlement programs in American history is not the powerless GOP minority who has had little or no strategic role in the emerging legislation. It's the Democrats themselves.
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Will Democrats Derail Health Care?
A comprehensive, free market plan exists that transitions those on government programs to a new plan while private business builds what those on Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP need.
The plan is catastrophic care that is means-tested with a prevention focus. It would be open to all citizens while more private plans are created. That will happen because regulations are drastically reduced and plans sold across state lines. Private plans also get tax credits to enroll the poor and the...