Let the GOP go to hell.

I'd tell Republicans to go to hell if they oppose health care reform. Most Republicans argue that the government-run option favored by President Obama would destroy the private system. Well, so be it. If private insurers find it difficult or impossible to compete with the government, that means the government has the better plan. Probably because the government is more interested in serving the common good than in making obscene profits. Or possibly no profit at all. I tend to trust government far more than I trust private entrepeneurs under American-style capitalism. Many of 'em are out to screw the public. That's why we have such high health care costs now. The highest in the world. Obama would allow private insurers to continue to offer insurance. And he'd leave it up to individual Americans to choose either public or private plans. That sounds fair to me. But Republicans want private plans only. No choice. That's ridiculous. But then, that's the nature of modern-day Republicans. They favor the rich first and foremost. At the expense of the poor and the middle class. Obama would prefer passing health care reform with bipartisan support. But if that proves impossible, it's fine with me if Democrats pass the plan without a single Republican vote. --Jim Broede