HEY RUSH, SEAN, MARK and GLEN, How about getting behind something constructive for a change?

Finally some common sense thinking on health care reform. Judd Gregg R of New Hampshire , Bob Bennett R of Utah and Ron Wyden D of Oregon have all come out for this plan. It has legs.
From a report I heard today:

What would you say about a health overhaul bill that promises to provide health insurance to virtually every American, to add not a single penny to the federal deficit and to claim supporters ranging from conservative Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire to liberal Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan?

On Capitol Hill, they’re saying it doesn’t have a chance.

That’s the dilemma faced by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Bob Bennett (R-UT), sponsors of the so-called Healthy Americans Act.

Roundly Ignored

Despite being the darling of health policy bloggers and the first bill to be certified by the Congressional Budget Office as covering nearly everyone and fully paying for itself, the measure is being roundly ignored by those actually trying to put together a health overhaul measure on Capitol Hill and in the White House.

That’s frustrating for its sponsors, who spent years refining its finer points.

The concept is fairly simple. The plan would change the tax treatment of health insurance provided by employers in a way that would likely prompt many, if not most, to stop offering coverage. That appeals to Republicans, who say the current tax-free status of employer-provided insurance is unfair and encourages overuse of the health care system.

Of course this doesn’t allow Obama to take over his next industry so it is getting no traction. But it’s a good start and if our conservative Chattering Class would get behind this JUST MAYBE we could save this country from an almost inevitable destruction of our health care system. Hey Rush, Sean, Mark and Glen, how about getting behind something instead of just being against things. HUH?

I’m not hopeful, too much tunnel vision by the big talkers.