Politics of fear

"If we fail to act, and act now, working families will continue to see their premiums skyrocket, their benefits will erode even further, the number of uninsured will keep exploding and the deficit will grow uncontrollably."

—Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, objecting to a month's delay of the Senate health-care vote.

We wouldn't want anyone to actually read and study the final version of the thousand-page bill we're lobbying to get passed, now would we?