The Obama healthcare speech transcript for those, like me, to impatient to sit and be read to (come on, the bandwidth is terrible).

Well, 47 million uninsured has now become 30 million. So he's getting closer to intellectual honesty. One is tempted to ask where those 17 million disappeared to (FEMA camps? lol) but one also wishes to encourage such movement towards virtue, feeble as it is.

It's still very hypocritical, though. First he scares us with what a terrible crisis this is, then he complains about scare tactics. Then we get the tired false analogy of "auto insurance" mandates. You are not required to buy "auto insurance," you are required to buy liability insurance due to the fact you are operating a couple tons of machine at speeds of up to 70 mph or more which could cause severe harm to others.

Let it be said there are some things Obama got right here. Exchanges are a good idea. Insurance companies should be able to compete across state lines. Malpractice reform is a nice talking point, at least, though we'll see if it actually happens.

Overall, though, this is nothing new, just Magical Pony Sales Pitch #4,237. He claims we can do more with less by adding his patented new formula called Government!. Government! will cut costs, Government! will cover everyone, Government! will give you security. Government! will makes your whites brighter, your skin clearer, and rainbows and kittens will appear everywhere. Unfortunately, the American people have seen Government! in action and aren't impressed.

Honestly, I am starting to think the rumors of his brilliance are vastly overstated. I don't think he even realizes the things he is promising are impossible. He seems to honestly believe statements like "Reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan."

Why don't you tell your dreams to me, fantasy will set you free.

This was a nice moment, too:

There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms -- the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You lie! (Boos.)

It's not a question of coverage, it's a question of enforcement, and an enforcement mechanism was proposed and voted down. Illegals aren't supposed to vote either, but for some reason voting is easier than buying cigarettes, and we hear mutters of "voter suppression" and "poll taxes" even when the enforcement plans include giving people free photo IDs.