S.852: A FAIR Plan or Fairly Bad?

It takes a singular political talent to bring such disparate interests as trial lawyers, insurance companies, labor unions and manufacturers into common cause. So, give Senator Specter credit for putting forth a proposal that brings all these interests together...in opposition unfortunately.

Well, Senator Specter can take cold comfort in that the Washington Post editorial page supports him though how many votes that brings is an unknown. But, tomorrow everyone gets a chance to take shots at Specter's work. Just goes to show, if you try to please everybody, you end up pleasing nobody...except the Washington Post editorial board.

The fact that almost everyone with an interest in this issue opposes the bill probably indicates that it's very fair or really, really bad. The bill is, to say the least, very long and complicated.