Trust is about the only thing left out of the bloated health care bill narrowly passed by the House.

Americans remain wary of the plan, according to polling, because they don't trust it will do the things President Barack Obama claims it will do, and won't do the things he promises it won't.

Despite the president's "Don't worry, trust me" assurances that the reforms will deliver universal coverage with superior care and at a lower cost without disrupting current coverage, more than half of Americans aren't buying -- and it's not because they're frightened by Republican hainty tales. They know what snake oil smells like.

They don't trust the cost estimates, and for good reason. Taxpayers are being asked to swallow the incredible claim that the cost of the bill will...