Morning all. Well, it does look like Pelosi is going to push for a vote Saturday on the House version of the health “insurance” bill. Interesting observation from the CBO:

Health Care Reform Assumes Millions Would Pay Fine Rather Than Get Coverage

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated in its study last week that the House health care bill would bring in $167 billion over 10 years in penalties from those who don’t get coverage.

Interesting concept. For the plan to work, Congress needs people to “break the rules”. For if they don’t,

Ernest Istook, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma who is now a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, calculated that anywhere between 8 million and 14 million people would end up paying the fines.

This raises a few problems, he said. First, if those millions somehow get covered and don’t pay the fine, then the health program is faced with a budget hole.

There are no words to describe the cynicism, bad faith, and horrible judgment of our elected officials in Congress.