IFF: Saying No To Exchange Patriotic

In our lead Friday editorial, we took 1st Congressional District Rep. Raul Labrador to task for urging governors to resist creating a state-run health insurance exchange — an online marketplace where individuals and small businesses can shop for coverage. By way of counterpoint, here’s this week’s column from Wayne Hoffman, head of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative lobbying group adamantly opposed to the exchanges. Hoffman’s take: Saying no to the exchanges is a meaningful act of “patriotism and defiance.” “For the protection of Idaho’s citizens and businesses, the state should continue to resist the president’s punitive and ill-conceived health care law,” writes Hoffman/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Do you agree with Wayne Hoffman of the Idaho Freedom Foundation that saying no to state-run health insurance exchanges is patriotic?