Fear and Rage

Andrew Sullivan rightly takes Peggy Noonan to task for her commentary (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574334623330098540.html) regarding the Obama health insurance reform plan.

The GOP (and some Dems too) cheerfully enabled eight years of Bush fiscal irresponsibility of massive tax cuts for the wealthy while waging unchecked warfare on two fronts. On top of that, Sullivan notes, they never objected to the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, which over time will cost $32 trillion. Yes, that's trillion with a "t." And Bush never even bothered discussing how to pay for it.

The Obama plan will cost $1 trillion over 10 years, and there has been much discussion on how to pay for it. Hmmm, maybe that's the problem here. Tell the truth about something and one opens up a can of worms. Deliberately obfuscate and mislead and everything's just fine.

This is GOP fear and rage in action. They lost, they can't stand that their war hero lost to an inexperienced black liberal, and they're acting out. Teabaggers, most of whom are older and most of whom already benefit from a government-run healthcare program that's more efficient than most privately-run programs, stand up and shout down any Congressman who's willing to meet with his/her constituency about it. Cowards, every last one of them.