In other words, DOA:
The healthcare plan approved by the House over the weekend will never pass the Senate, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) vowed Monday.
Hatch, a conservative Republican who has long been opposed to health reform efforts including a public (or “government-run”) option, talked down the bill’s chances.
“That exercise in the House, that’ll never pass the Senate,” Hatch said during an appearance on “Imus in the Morning” on the Fox Business Network.
“I think they’re going to have a heck of a time passing that kind of a bill in the Senate,” the senator added. “One big joke in Washington is if the government ends up running health care, it’ll be just like the U.S. Postal Service—there will be long waiting periods, care would be expensive, and no babies would be delivered without adequate postage.”
So, it’s far from game over folks.
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But wait! Hasn’t he had government-run health care for umpty-ump years?
Well currently we have a “private” healthcare system where we wait in line for the most expensive service in the world. The successful delivery rate of babies in this system isn’t in the top 20 in the world.
We have a “public” postal system where we wait in line for the least expensive system in the world with a delivery rate that is the best in the world.
I’d have to say that’s a much better postal system than health care system. Now if we could just get rid of those dreaded lines…..