What a plan!

Remember when Nancy Pelosi said we had to pass Obamacare so we could know what was in it? She wasn't just whistling Dixie.

In a recent interview, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius answered some tough questions . . . sort of.

When asked about the long-term care part of the law and talk of reforming it, Ms. Sebelius said that the legislation gave her "flexibility" to look at changes. She said they didn't want a plan supported by taxpayer dollars, so "we are reaching out to . . . the aging community to the financial services industry to come up with a plan." Translation: "There ain't no way on God's green earth we can make this work, so we'll just pass along that responsibility to somebody else, and they can take the blame."

When reminded that they had been warned beforehand that this part of Obamacare was unsustainable, Ms. Sebelius said, "The framework was unsustainable. That is why we are proposing changes." Translation: "They were right, and we're going to act like we thought that all along and hope the average American citizen buys it."

When the interviewer pointed out that her actions indicate the criticisms of Obamacare were justified, she said, ". . .We will learn about best practices." Translation: "We don't know what in the heck we're doing."

"Health care reform, one year later." The Dallas Morning News; March 20, 2011; p. 5P.