Since most health care experts have generally good things to say about the insurance coverage provided to members of Congress and other federal employees, we thought it was a bit ridiculous that GOP Rep. Don Manzullo -- a vocal opponent of health care reform -- would tell Rockford's WNTA that he would not wish his government health plan "on anybody" because "it's less than what the IBEW guys get and less than what most private insurance plans are."

In a statement posted over at Prairie State Blue today, Edwin D. Hill, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), responded to Manzullo:

Perhaps he should have made a career choice way back to become a union craftsman instead of a politician who opposes workers’ rights and a public health insurance option for millions of Americans who lack decent health care.