It's good to see Republicans like Birther Tim Jones, Auditor Tom Schweich, Sen. Tom Dempsey and richperson Sam Fox finally come out in support of a health insurance mandates.
Tax incentives to increase health coverage used to be pretty standard fare for conservative politicians -- former Sen. Kit Bond cosponsored legislation in the 1990s with a health insurance mandate.But intellectual honesty isn't exactly in vogue in GOP circles these days.
See, for example, candidate Mitt Romney on just about any issue that matters.