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THE House of Repre sentatives has re buked Rep. Joe Wil son (R-SC) for shouting out, "You lie!" during President Obama's speech to Congress last week. It was certainly a breach of decorum and House rules -- but it's well worth noting that Wilson had a substantial point. What prompted the exclamation, after all, was the president's assertion: "There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This too is false." If only. In fact, the House's lead health-reform bill (HR 3200), would give taxpayer-paid insurance to illegal aliens.

In a veiled attempt to change the country's talking points, the White House decided to announce that a special prosecutor would be named to investigate a dozen CIA interrogations during the Bush administration. Political pundits say this is just another ploy to change the topic from health care... Many questions remain direct and focused on health care issues. A biggie is, "Will the health care reform bill include coverage for those in this country illegally? The president continues to say absolutely not. However, there have been many attempts to add safety measures to ensure illegal aliens do not receive care...