Completely reckless

Sen. Mitch McConnell on the health care "reform" circus in the Senate:

Completely reckless, completely irresponsible.

Yes, and losing more ground every day. A lot of the critiques out there are scathing. Nasty. On target. David Harsanyi:

Let's concede that there might be a number of ideas -- both on the left and the right -- that haven't been embraced. Still, the most misleading assertion of the president is that his focus is on bending the cost curve in the right direction -- or that it's even a goal. The prevailing objective of health care "reform" has been to expand coverage to the uninsured and to throw federal control on everyone. Cost has proved to be largely irrelevant -- other than being a political consideration. Of course, ignoring the substantive ideas of the ideological opposition is not, in and of itself, new for presidents or politicians. But Obama's fondness for creating imaginary consensus and offering false choices to the American people has been something to behold.

Ouch. Kim Strassel:

So why the stubborn insistence on passing health reform? Think big. The liberal wing of the party--the Barney Franks, the David Obeys--are focused beyond November 2010, to the long-term political prize. They want a health-care program that inevitably leads to a value-added tax and a permanent welfare state. Big government then becomes fact, and another Ronald Reagan becomes impossible. See Continental Europe.

Sound ridiculous? Alarmist? A year ago, I'd have laughed that off. Today, not so much. And speaking of ridiculous ... so we're supposed to boycott Britain now? Again? Yeah, they suck. But, again, I'm not big on boycotts. This one strikes me as particularly misguided, but I haven't done enough research yet and I'm not sure how seriously to take it.

More light please!

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah!