Amid growing panic across America over what Washington may do to health care, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems determined to do whatever necessary to rush a radical 1,000-page overhaul through before Congress's August recess.

She even seemed willing to bypass committee debate to do it.

This is insane. There is no imminent crisis in health care; Americans are getting the best care in the world, whether they have insurance or not.

The Democrats' stated goal is to insure the estimated 47 million who aren't -- yet this bill would radically alter the entire system, and likely destroy private insurance. Why do that, if insuring everyone is really the goal? And why bankrupt the nation when it's already in a historic financial crisis?

We're being driven to a cliff -- and for what reason?