The fix is in with the so-called "doc fix" legislation, promising “PAYGO" — pay-as-you-go rules to require new spending to be offset — and is full of the same loopholes Congress has exploited historically.

The long-standing policy is that federal insurance programs don't cover abortion unless it's rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. Obama is offering a bookkeeping gimmick in connection with his healthcare plan.

The heat is happening behind closed doors as the U.S. House prepares for a scheduled Saturday showdown vote on healthcare. By keeping members of Congress in Washington, D.C., this weekend, Democratic leaders keep them away from angry constituents.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s healthcare plan presumes that about 8-14 million American workers will pay fines rather than buy health insurance. Unless they do, there’s a $167-billion hole in her financing plan and everything falls apart.

The health czar would control not only the government programs but also those of its competitors. And that's just once example of the fact the new bureaucrat would have more power than most superheroes.