If public option health care is such a great idea...

...why is it that a majority of Democrats don't even want to be enrolled?

Tom Coburn (R, OK) is also a medical doctor and posted an article on National Review this morning. In it he poses 10 questions that are being overlooked or simply avoided by the media and Congressmen pushing this "reform." One of the best questions:

5. If the public option is so wonderful, will you lead by example and vote for a plan to enroll you and your family in the public option?

I offered an amendment in committee to force members of Congress to enroll in the public option. Nine out of eleven Democrats on the health committee who back the public option refused. If the politicians creating the public option don’t have confidence in it, neither should the American people.

Can we seriously trust legislation that Congress themselves want to avoid? Of course not. When the people writing the bill lack confidence in it than we should be very, very concerned, especially when they begin talking about rationing of care.

6. Will you vote for a plan that will allow a board of politicians and bureaucrats to override decisions made by you and your doctor?

Both the Senate and House bills set up a government-run “comparative effectiveness” board that will make final decisions about treatment and care. In committee, I gave senators several opportunities to accept language that would forbid this board from denying care. All of my amendments were rejected, which suggests that the intent is to set up a board that will ration care, as is done in the United Kingdom.

It's hard to discount the government's ability to ration care when it is built right into the bill. How else do you suppose they will reduce costs and cut spending?

Our congressman is holding a townhall meeting tomorrow night and we plan to attend. He happens to be a Republican and has come out against the bill but we are still attending to voice our concern. Please do so in your district too. If your congressman does not have a townhall meeting set up, keep calling and emailing until he/she does set one up. It is our responsibility to communicate with our elected officials as to how we would like them to vote on our behalf and why. Here is the info specific to CO elected officials.