Last week, to little fanfare, Joe “You Lie!” Wilson unveiled an amendment that would “force” members of Congress onto the “government-run public option” that was about to be passed in the House’s approval of HR 3962 (supposedly he got the idea while having lunch with a group of seniors in Hilton Head, SC):
Of course, Wilson didn’t bother to point out that if he partakes in the standard Congressional health plan as provided by Federal Employees Health benefit Plan (FEHBP), which covers all 8 million federal employees, the federal government- as in, our tax dollars- covers 75% of his monthly premium. Not a bad public option that Rep. Wilson currently enjoys, and which he is posturing to prevent others who currently have no option from enjoying. What a guy!
