1. I heard Lamar Alexander (R-TN) on NPR today talking about why the GOP doesn’t like the Democrats’ healthcare plan. It would cut Medicare, says Alexander. I thought Republicans believed that Medicare was socialized medicine? 2. I also heard a GOP partisan recently explain that the Republican healthcare plan includes making insurance companies take people with preexisting conditions. This means that one could purchase insurance after he gets sick, not before. Can I insure my home for fire after a fire starts? Are there any Republicans besides Ron Paul who actually advocate a real free market in healthcare? That is, … Continue reading Two Planks of the Republican Healthcare Plan