John Edwards, health care scrooge

John Edwards has followed up on his silly and probably unconstitutional promise to cut off health insurance for members of Congress if they don't pass universal health care by promising to do the same for members of his cabinet:

In his speech at Iowa's Jefferson-Jackson dinner tonight, John Edwards vowed that if his administration doesn't pass universal health care within six months of his inauguration, he'll cut off health care coverage for his cabinet officers.

Unlike the previous threat, Edwards probably could carry this one out. I guess we know which of the two Americans his cabinet will come from...

Comments

[Sean-B]

Edwards threat to cut politicians' healthcare (which surely is more of a stunt than a literal threat) is probably the most popular idea that the American people have heard yet.