November 9, 2013

When will They Stop Lying about Healthcare?

By Frank Ryan
In my oath of office as a United States Marine, I was asked if I had any moral hesitation or moral purpose of evasion to honor my oath. It was a clear question. It was concise. The question was understood. There was no question in my mind of what was expected and what was intended by that oath. Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, despite repeated questions from congressmen, found it extremely difficult to answer a very simple question about whether or not she would be willing to participate in the Affordable Care Act exchanges. In fact, her first response that it was "illegal" for her to use the exchange was not "just" deceptive, it was absolutely false. She knew full well the implication of the question. Would she, as a federal employee, be willing to subject herself to the same system that she feels so comfortable inflicting on the American people? With the help of her advisor she uttered a technically legal response to a very moral question. This...(Read Full Article)