Bob Reich is worried that Obama is planning on paying hush money to the health insurance industry, and he should refuse to pay it. I agree, since it's my damned money!
But if Obama doesn't weigh in forcefully and say "no" to the hush money for Big Pharma, big insurance, and the AMA, America's middle class will get walloped. And if the walloping starts before 2012, Sarah Palin or some other right wing-nut populist will wallop Obama. And after she or he wallops Obama, America will get walloped even worse.