A pediatric cardiologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (surely not a novice or amateur)  wrote on Slate.com  about the failure of Massachusetts’ public health insurance plan.

Remember, Massachusetts is the home to Sen. Ted Kennedy, for years Congress’s foremost proponent of a public plan (yes, I know Hillary was the “first” proponent, but that was when she was only the First Lady — and unelected).

Some have even said that Massachusetts could be a good model for a national health care plan.

God help us.