Reading the full transcript of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' August 10 interview with the Arizona Daily Star, it's easy to see why people are so frustrated with plans to launch government-run healthcare insurance.

The costs, the potential savings, the type of coverage, the potential taxes to cover the plan -- all in flux, according to Giffords. So what is the plan? Heck if we can tell from this gobbledegook. The Star says the transcript of Giffords statements were "edited for clarity." We'd hate to see the unedited version.

The unfunny part of all this is the clarity of the vision by Giffords (and other Democratic would-be healthcare reformers), as can be seen in this July 26 column...

I support reform that creates competition through a strong public option that lowers everyone's costs and competes with private insurers.

I support reform that will slow the growth of health-care costs and does not impose new taxes or burdens on our nation's most valuable economic contributors, small businesses.

... compared to the mess this turns into when advocates try to apply the ideas to reality. Even Giffords admits in her interview with the Star that "the devil is in the detail."

Thankfully, there's just one Trent Franks.

The conservative Arizona Congressman from District Two, which includes Maricopa County, apparently believes human beings should multiply like rabbits until the entire Earth is covered. Why else would he take issue with the following piece of writing from President Obama's science czar, John Holdren:

KTAR (92.3 FM) has a revealing quote from Arizona Representative Trent Franks (right) this morning about why he thinks Sheriff Joe Arpaio is under federal investigation:

"They feel like that if they can take him out and do him damage or intimidate him, they end up intimidating the whole specter of law enforcement that deals with illegal immigration," says Republican Rep. Trent Franks.

That's an interesting word choice -- and we agree there's something spooky and disturbing about immigration enforcement as it's conducted these days.