Health Care Battle

Who knew it would last the entirety of the Obama presidency?

Uhh...me? Yeah, me, and every other person who realized the Republicans are more heavily backed by big business, big pharma, and insurance companies, so this had to fail. No different than when Hillary Clinton tried to do this from the Oval Office.

Obviously the Supreme Court will strike this law down, which is why judges matter most. And there are people on both sides saying the law is unconstitutional.

Whether it is, or isn't, or is so convoluted and fucked up as to be as confusing as every other government related health initiative is beside the point. The real point is any bill put forward has to be ALL OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICANS. They don't want health care! So any bill will be made to fail, as this one seemingly will.

However, the reality is Americans DO WANT HEALTH CARE when asked straight up and down.

In the end, Obama is going to have another chance to run against Republicans on this very bill, and it's going to be the reason he ends up in the White House for another 4 years.

If he drops the ball on this, well, he's a fool.

Ask Yourself

When the financial crisis was going down there was a mix of opinions from all sides. Notably was Senator Jim Bunning of the Capitalist Party, who charged Secretary Henry Paulson we were engaging in "communism." Paulson was the head of a small Socialist enterprise earlier in his career called Goldman Sachs. I was always surprised Paulson didn't arrive to the Senate wearing a red suit...

Anyway...there's an article in the times from Sunday about who did what, why, and when, and all I can think about is how Treasury changed the laws to allow banks the ability, or should I say, the motivation to buy other troubled banks. People like Bunning didn't want a government bailout, so instead, Treasury usurped the Constitution and made laws (Congress does that) to help out. In other words, it's more preferable for the "free market" bank to look take over another institution based on a quasi-legal activity, than it would be the government to legally step in and make sure a bank doesn't fail.

America. Awesome.

My Favorite Comment

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey cocksucker
I know who you are...you that little faggot from Jersey City that lived next door to claude. Let me clue you in on something...everybody in the band thinks you're a douchebag.

I've known these guys for over 25 years....you don't have a clue pal."

My reply:

Everybody in the band?:
Claude - we're friends, helps me out, gets me tickets. Must hate me.
Dave - same.
Glenn - never met.
Mickey - don't know well at all, and doesn't know me.
Aaron - total drunk, druggie, relationship cheat who's a blatant idiot, so why would i care (i'd be impressed if he remembered me!)?

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