Health Care BS

I know the month isn’t quite over, but it’s hard to believe that even Robert Gibbs can say anything dumber than this during the next several days. Yesterday, during the White House press briefing, Gibbs claimed the GOP has offered no ideas on reform:

The president posted ideas of his on the White House website today. We hope Republicans will post their ideas either on their website, or we’d be happy to post them on ours, so that the American people could come to one location and find out the parameters of what will largely be discussed on Thursday.

Well, as it happens, the Republicans do indeed have a plan and (this is where the dumbness kicks in) it was already posted on the White House web site well before Gibbs began his press briefing:

Gibbs may need to read the White House website more closely … Turns out the House Republican plan has been online since October and already has its own link on the White House website … The link sends readers to a House GOP website that includes a one-page summary sheet and the legislative text of their proposals.

And it gets dumber. On the very page that features the link to the GOP plan, the WH web site included the snarky question, “Will the Republicans post their health plan … and when?” Here’s a screen shot (via MM):

Gibbs, you will remember, is the guy who recently insinuated that Sarah Palin was dumb for making notes on her palm. Maybe he should make a few notes on his own hand.