Howard Dean makes a compelling argument against government-run health care

Brett T. | 5:25 PM on September 21, 2017

Now that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel (and for some reason not Ben Shapiro) has been named the “conscience of the health care repeal fight,” Democrats think they’ve found a champion in the entertainment business.

National Review has a piece Thursday asking why a late-night TV personality thinks he’s a policy expert:

Why won't @jimmykimmel leave policy talk to the health care experts? https://t.co/fOfmGUJXM7 via @theodorekupfer pic.twitter.com/tQOWRcCW21

— National Review (@NRO) September 21, 2017

Theodore Kupfer writes:

… Kimmel should keep on making Americans laugh, and if he includes moving personal stories about his beloved son and advocates based upon what parenting a sick child has taught him, that’s no crime.

But policy expertise is hard-won and not likely to dawn suddenly during crises. It’s also not something that resides in people who make jokes for a living. Just as Kimmel is entitled to share his opinion, his audience is entitled to seek more-informed ones.

That tweet from National Review inspired former DNC chair Howard Dean to make this comment, which he likely thought was very clever:

I'm sure he would if there were any in Congress GOP who knew anything about health care https://t.co/tUcyipktyi

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) September 21, 2017

Dean’s not the only doctor to have found his calling in politics, but take a look at the people who put together Obamacare, not to mention the President who signed it into law. How many experts on health care were involved … and what happened to that $2,500 drop in insurance premiums for the average family?