[Kevin]

The current legislation as I understand it does away with mandates, but doesn't do much to require that well people buy insurance. This is smart on the part of the Dems as they will be able to use the subsequent rise in insurance prices to ride public opinion to having a public option.

I'm generally in favor of some kind of reform. The trouble with just about everything is that in order to appease special interests, they're ignoring some of the larger issues. It's almost a given that this'll be a bonanza for some special interests.