Obamacare = Post Office

That title is important. Remember folks: Government health care = Post Office.

Here are a few links that are as fun as they are informative:

Obama's Post Office health care disaster

Explaining why he believes a public option would not crowd out and ultimately eliminate private insurance, Obama said, "My answer is that if the private insurance companies are providing a good bargain, and if the public option has to be self-sustaining--then I think private insurers should be able to compete. They do it all the time. I mean, if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they are. It's the Post Office that's always having problems."

Ummm... Okay... (It was a non-teleprompter moment.)

Obamacare: The "Post Office" of Health Care Plans

But the most important question is this: if you have an urgent piece of mail you need delivered, life or death, who are you going to call? Everyone saying the government--please raise your hands. (crickets)

LOL!

Obama's Post Office Gaffe: More True that You Can Imagine

A couple years back, libertarian writer Wilton Alston contemplated a world in which the Post Office had genuine competition. He concluded that we would most likely have more services, lower rates, shorter lines, greater quality of service (no damaged, late, or lost packages), and easier access. But the worst thing is, we can’t know, because we’re not allowed to test it. The government forbids it, which governments always do once they’ve secured control.

And the best part, from the American Vision article:

At the end of last year [2006], the Post Office did some research and was surprised to find that customers at the nation’s 37,000 post offices were not happy about wait times in line. In response, the Post Office came up with a brilliant idea, something that could probably only come from the federal government. They removed the clocks from all 37,000 post offices. Stephen Seewoester, a Postal Service spokesman said, apparently with a straight face, "We want people to focus on postal service and not the clock."

Imagine such a solution in a government-run clinic. "We want you to focus on health care services, not the fact that you’ve waited nine hours and not seen anyone yet."

Precious. I don't make this stuff up, folks.