Obama: Can't afford to wait on healthcare

(Brainchild just can't use this quote enough... "Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of EMERGENCY." --Herbert Hoover)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) by David Alexander - Saying Americans cannot afford to put off an overhaul of healthcare, President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to break the political stalemate that has blocked past efforts and pass a comprehensive plan this year. --Obama formally launched a drive for healthcare reform at a White House forum, telling about 120 experts the costly and inefficient system was dragging down the ailing U.S. economy. --"Health care reform is no longer just a moral imperative, it is a fiscal imperative," Obama said. "If we want to create jobs and rebuild our economy, then we must address the crushing cost of healthcare this year, in this administration." Read more at Reuters...