September, 2009:

In his national speech on health care in September, 2009, President Obama railed against the lies and distortion that have become part of the health care debate. On that point, I heartily agree. It is one of many generalities he employed. However, like most the content of his speeches, he failed to provide substantive specifics. I would like to fill in the details on perhaps the central, re-assuring feature of his plan.

In dozens of speeches on the campaign trail in 2008, and since he became president, Mr. Obama tried to assuage our concerns. "Under my plan, If you like your present health care plan, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep him." (That is very important, since many surveys indicate that about 75% of Americans are satisfied with their current health care plan.)

But this key feature, like most of Obama's promises, is a fraud -- an outright fraud.

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