Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius writes an utterly unconvincing retort to charges of thuggery in her threats to health insurance companies, in today's Wall Street Journal.  What is amazing about this display is that she doesn't use the space provided to defend her actions, but to attack and demonize the private health care insurance industry.  Sebelius's writing is entirely unconvincing and riddled with faulty logic.Sebelius: "Over the past decade, Americans have seen what happens when insurance companies have free rein"Currently insurance companies are regulated by both state and federal agencies.  Nearly 50% of every healthcare dollar that is spent is controlled by the federal government.  What Sebelius calls "free rein" is in truth attempting to compete in a partially socialized and one of the most heavily regulated industries in America.Sebelius: "The cost of health insurance has more than doubled"There are 3...(Read Full Post)