re:  Health care reform getting bogged down in Senate

I went to bed Wednesday night under the impression that I was both a "normal human being" and a "real American".  Then I read E.J. Dionne's column about the proposed government-centric health care "reform" bill under consideration in the Senate.  What a difference a day makes!

Unlike Mr. Dionne, I don't believe that giving corrupt politicians more power to decide what health insurance coverage is best for me and my family, or that the way to increase choice and lower costs for consumers is to raise taxes, increase bureaucracy, and establish more government prohibitions and mandates.  Thus, like millions of other who prefer individual choice and free markets to government command-and-control, I am thankful that the 2,000-plus page health care bill is stalled in the Senate.

Thankfully, Mr. Dionne has not yet been named by the President as "czar" for determining what constitutes a "normal human being" or a "real American".

Sincerely,
Dave Smith
Houston, TX