Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has declared of the health insurance companies: "They are the villains." They're bad, they're evil, they need to be punished.

This makes sense when you see the world through this way:

People should be punished not for breaking the law, but for disagreeing with me.

The new health care plan penalizes companies with an 8% payroll tax if they choose private insurance, and individuals with a 2.5% income tax if they don't have a government-approved plan.

But the idea isn't new. We have punitive taxes on things like cigarettes that are totally legal - if you want smoking to stop, outlaw it, and punish crimes.

Meanwhile, we don't punish people who break laws. Illegal immigration is just one example.

How does one justify this self-righteous idea of using the government to attack law-abiding citizens merely because they disagree with you?

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