Hatch: House’s healthcare going Postal

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There’s a little joke that Sen. Orrin Hatch likes to tell about the so-called public option in the healthcare legislation that passed the House by a vote of 220-215 over the weekend.

‘One big joke in Washington is, if the government ends up running healthcare, it’ll be just like the U.S. Postal Service,’’ the Utah Republican told Don Imus this morning in his new saddle at Fox Business Network. ‘There will be long waiting periods, care would be expensive, and no babies would be delivered without adequate postage.’

At the same time, Hatch maintains that anyone who thinks the House bill will win approval in the Senate also is joking. ‘I think they’re going to have a heck of a time passing that kind of a bill in the Senate ‘’ Hatch said today. ‘That exercise in the House, that’ll never pass the Senate.’

See the report on Hatch’s remarks with Don Imus and President Barack Obama’s Rose Garden comments -- the president isn’t joking about passage of a bill -- in the Swamp.

-- Mark Silva