Obama's Iowa victory speech brings double takes

The Daily Herald reports:

If you heard Barack Obama's Iowa victory speech, you might conclude Illinois has universal health care.

"I'll be a president who finally makes health care affordable and available to every single American, the same way I expanded health care in Illinois, by bringing Democrats and Republicans together to get the job done," the Chicago Democrat said Thursday.

But Illinois doesn't have universal health care.

In fact, Obama's comment comes as Illinois is embroiled in a full-scale political fight over whether to expand coverage. Gov. Rod Blagojevich last year proposed such a plan only to see it go nowhere.

So, what was Obama talking about? It depends on whom you ask.

That's the Illinois Way.