Obamacare: Beware the Bureaucrats

Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wesley J. Smith

The caustic writer Camille Paglia is a strong supporter of President Obama. But she is appalled at the health care reform bill and the president’ performance in its pursuit. She brings up another problem with the bill that has received too little attention.

From her Salon column:
The U.S. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy. the rest

Obama’s Tone-Deaf Health Campaign
The president shouldn’t worry about the protestors disrupting town hall meetings. He should worry about the Americans who have been sitting at home listening to him.