The President's lips are moving...

...and I have a tendency to not believe what he is saying. He and the others seeking socialism speak in half-truths. An example:

Lori Robertson of factcheck.org said that Division B Title II Subtitle C sec 1233 of hb 3200 does not address "death panels" or "pulling grandma's plug." That is true.

But anyone who has read the bill, knows it has many parts. So combine 1233 with Title IV - Quality, Subtitle A Comparative Effectiveness Research and also with Title I Subtitle G Sec 163 and voila', you've got the equivalent of death panels.

Another half-truth:

"President Obama has never said he believes in the public option." True. But as State Senator and presidential candidate, he has.

Others who are half-truthing for the President point to a clause in the Stimulus Bill about the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Reseach. It says:

"Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the Council to mandate coverage, reimbursement, or other policies for any public or private payer." Whew!! That's a relief.

Ooops. They don't tell you that within hb 3200 a Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research is established within the Agency for Healthcare Reseaerch and Quality. And there will be a Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission which will oversee the CCER. Included in its duties is:

...to make recommendations to the Center for the broad dissemination of the findings of
research conducted and supported under this section that enables clinicians, patients, consumers, and payers to make more informed health care decisions that improve quality and value.

So the FCCCER will not mandate anything, but CCER will?

Watch out. Their lips are moving.