If the federal government can't even run a simple "cash for clunkers" program without spending three times the amount they said they were going to spend, then what makes them to think they can figure out the cost of a massive program like government controlled health care?

"It was unclear how many cars had been sold under the program on Friday, but the number was far higher than anyone had expected. About 40,000 vehicle sales were done through the program but dealers estimated they were trying to complete transactions on an additional 200,000 vehicles, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich."

Some dealers said "the process took upward of an hour for each transaction, caused repeated rejections and consumed many hours submitting and resubmitting data."

So since it is unclear how many people will dump their insurance to sign up for the federally funded health care, how many problems can we expect if you need a triple-by pass or a kidney transplant?

Jeani West, Sweet Home