Nanny state will turn U.S. into Europe

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Passage of a national health care bill begins fulfilling the fantasy of the left of making over America into something resembling its government dependent European cousins.

Throughout the health care battle, President Barack Obama asked, if European nations can deliver expansive universal health care to every citizen, why can't the United States do the same. The president, an ardent Europhile, poses that question about everything from high-speed rail to cheap college tuition.

The answer is that we can -- if we're willing to live a European lifestyle.

But most Americans will chafe at giving up their personal choices and elbow room to make Euro-socialism work here. The Nanny State is anathema to our natural individualism. But once government takes over the care and feeding of its citizens, nothing is beyond its reach.

France and Denmark, for example, claim veto power over baby names.

A people conditioned to view the government as the dominant force in their universe accepts any government intrusion. [Such as outlawing the lending of money to someone to attend college, if you can imagine such a thing.]

They also accept less of everything.

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