Healthcare

Ben Nelson Loves the Cartel

In this New York Times piece about the conservadem filibuster of healthcare, this line jumped off the screen:

In response to demands from Mr. Nelson, for instance, the leaders appear willing to drop plans to use the bill to strip health insurance companies of their antitrust exemption.

So Ben Nelson wants the health insurance cartel to have unlimited monopolistic freedom. I want to hear him actually explain this position. I want to hear him explain why health insurance companies need to be protected from competition. And then I want to use the footage to make dozens of TV ads in support of a 2012 primary challenger.