They hate government run health care, but they choose to use it

Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports that GOPers Decrying "Socialized Medicine" Go To Govt. Hospital For Surgeries.

The Republicans in question are senators John McCain, (R-Ariz.), Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.), Senator George Voinovich, (R-Ohio), and Rep. Roy Blunt, (R-Mo.) . All have chosen to receive treatment at Bethesda Naval Hospital--which members of Congress are able to do if they pay an annual fee.

As Stein points out:

To be strictly accurate, there is an important distinction between a government-run hospital and a government-run health insurance agency. The public plan, which is the focus of much of the GOP's ire, is the latter. Bethesda Naval Hospital is the former.

But conservatives have long used the notion of "socialized medicine" to defeat health care reform efforts -- even though when it comes to the flagship Naval Hospital just miles away, the worries about bureaucratic nightmares, low quality care, and long lines seem to be wiped away.