Government Insurance Salesmen

by digby

In an otherwise dullish article on health care reform being thrown into chaos by Obama creating new obstacles in his speech ( I guess we are supposed to believe that the White House hasn’t been talking to anyone up to now) I spied this little bit of phrasing that I think is interesting:

Baucus’ proposal is certain to shun the liberals’ call for the government to sell insurance, and rely instead on co-ops to offer coverage in competition with private industry.

Yeah, right co-ops shmo-ops. But what about this:

the liberals’ call for the government to sell insurance

Isn’t that an interesting way to describe the public plan? Has anyone heard that before? Is it good or bad?

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