Behind Obama’s lie, our own immaturity
We can't handle the truth

...Beyond that, reforming such a huge chunk of the U.S. economy necessarily leads to often unanticipated changes for millions of Americans.

Acknowledging that reality would have been the honest thing to do. So would asking healthier and wealthier Americans to sacrifice for the greater good of ensuring every American have health-care coverage....

...Voters want progress without sacrifice or inconvenience. Seemingly the only path to change is telling voters what they want to hear.

So accuse Obama of lying about health-care reform — but understand the simple underlying reality: we can’t handle the truth.