INADVERTENT TRUTH TELLING CONTINUES - AT 7:50 A.M. ET:  Oh dear, oh dear, what is happening to these Democrats?  Apparently, we learn from private sources, some truth serum was recently slipped into the organic tofu at a Democratic party get together, and it's still having its effect.

We have seen, in the last few days, Howard Dean admit that the reason there's no tort reform in the Dem health plan is the power of the trial lawyers in the party.  We have seen hot-tempered Representative Pete Stark of California call moderates in the party "brain dead," reflecting the real view of the party's radical left.  And now a Dem member of Congress from Colorado admits what the Obama administration has refused to admit, that some people are going to get hurt by her party's health plan, including Medicare recipients, who've been told most of their lives that the Democratic Party would take care of them:

Some people, including Medicare recipients, will have to give up some current benefits to truly reform the nation's health-care system, Rep. Betsy Markey told a gathering of constituents in Fort Collins on Wednesday.

Markey has repeatedly said during the August congressional recess that Medicare spending needs to be reined in to help pay for reforming the broader health-care system.

"There's going to be some people who are going to have to give up some things, honestly, for all of this to work," Markey said at a Congress on Your Corner event at CSU. "But we have to do this because we're Americans."

Say what?  We're Americans, and that's why we have to do this?  Will someone please explain the relationship there?

And if we all have "give up some things," why does the "all" never include those who benefit from the corrupt malpractice system, which costs the nation between $60-billion and $200-billion a year?

The truth is coming out, bit by bit. 

But Rasmussen is also reporting that attitudes toward the Democratic plan have stabilized, with 53% of respondents opposed, 43% in favor.  Hasn't changed much in a few weeks.  Rasmussen also reports, though, that those opposed are far, far more passionate than those in favor:

As has been true since the debate began, those opposed to the congressional overhaul feel more strongly about the legislation than supporters. Forty-three percent (43%) now Strongly Oppose the legislation while 23% Strongly Favor it. Those figures, too, are similar to results from earlier in August.

COMMENT:  Our national "leaders" come back from their recess within days.  Then the combat really begins.  I'm concerned that 43% still support this corrupt farce.  That is enough of a base on which the liberal Dems can build.  We have to drive that number down, and one way to do it is to come up with thoughtful, practical and calming alternatives.

August 28, 2009