Aug 19 2009

The Private Option: Consistency Is Sauce for the Gander

Several pundits (I can no longer write “pundants,” with Mr. Bush being gone from the scene) have quipped that if the Democrats are so anxious for a public (government) option in health-insurance reform, arguing that allowing the government to “compete” with private industry reduces cost without damaging quality, then why do they reject a “private [...]