Here's something I didn't know about ObamaCare, but that is utterly unsurprising to me: The bill contains a raft of programs to be "piloted" by the states, with federal money to support them...at first. Then, in a few years, the federal money disappears, and state governors are left picking up the tab for a program controlled by the federal government. D,C. Democrats get to pretend that the federal government comes out on top of the balance sheets, but it's a sham that we'll all pay for with higher state taxes.
Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty has seen through the trap, and has forbidden any agency in his state from applying for any grant money or pilot programs offered by ObamaCare without his direct permission. As he wisely points out, "It's like the Hotel California. You can never check out." (Well, actually, you could check out but you could never leave, but you get the idea.)
Kudos to Governor Pawlenty for recognizing the trap federal lawmakers are trying to set for state governments, and for refusing to fall for it.
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