You are So Busted!

There's really nothing else one can say after seeing Glenn Greenwald completely eviscerates the editor and writers of Reason magazine. Money quote:

So just five months ago, the very same Matt Welch -- who yesterday accused Obama of telling a "lie" all because he cited a CBO "report" as authoritative -- himself praised the "expert feedback" of the "nonpartisan" CBO to warn that Obama's health care plan would increase deficits. How does a magazine editor justify to himself such a flagrantly dishonest and inconsistent record as this?

Also in the same Greenwald piece was a nod to Ezra Klein's flip-flop on the health-care plan. Klein had in June predicted that the final health care bill would contain some form of a public option, suggesting that as a mark of victory for liberals. Greenwald points out that, now that the bill passed by the Senate today has no public option and the final bill will not survive if the House tries to insist on a public option, liberals are suddenly pointing out that this is the single greatest legislative achievement since the Civil Rights Act or even the New Deal. He asks, "What accounts for that reversal?"

Oh, that Glenn! Always looking for lies, inconsistencies, and fallacious arguments. I'll tell you what accounts for that reversal: truth. Even without a government-managed health care option for Americans, this bill marks the establishment of health coverage for 30 million more Americans. It's a remarkable achievement, fully-funded, money-saving, and a win for insurance companies (hello? 30 million more customers? Won't that offset having to cover people with pre-existing conditions and eliminating coverage caps?). The only ones who might be upset about this bill is doctors, as this bill does not contemplate tort reform. Perhaps that will come separately, we hope.