Ed, analysts who are neutral and have no ax to grind have been telling us that the proposed government takeover of the nation’s health care system is unpopular and politically perilous and that the plan is not only hugely expensive but also unattractive and fraught with risk. President Obama’s self-imposed criteria is that the plan be deficit-neutral. However, the nonpartisan congressional budget office has told him that it will cost many billions of dollars, which this country simply does not have. The only alternative would be massive government borrowing.

Debt Ridden

If you haven’t noticed, the administration has no qualms with “massive government borrowing.” —Ed. Note