Last Sunday’s New York Times reported that many health insurers have begun declaring war against their customers by aggressively jacking up premiums. In another scandal, pseudo-libertarian Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who seems to think he is Ron Paul-Lite, called President Obama’s healthcare law “fascism.” Mackey then retracted the “f” word when talk of consumer boycotts against Whole Foods greeted his charge. In the best news, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) joined 43 other House members with a renewed push for the public option that is supported by a significant majority of voters.

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