House Moves Against Insurance Company

We have the House Judiciary Committee voting to strip insurance companies of their antitrust exemption, and the the House leadership is aggressively pushing an expansive model for the public option for health insurance.

This may very well be a winner. I would note that 3 'Phants crossed aisle in the HJC vote to strip the antitrust exemption, which is an indication of how unpopular the insurance companies have become.

When ¼ of the Republican members committee of the "party of no" vote for this, it is an indication of just how unpopular they are.

I am still not optimistic about the prospect for meaningful healthcare reform, but I am more optimistic, and is largely because the Democrats have largely found their feet, largely on the (largely true) message that insurance companies are evil.