Brushfire of Freedom
Ram Rants
Well, here we are about a year into the health care debate and we’ve made no real progress in resolving any of the issues raised by the American people. Health care costs have not gone down, we’ve done little to address the shady tactics used by Nancy and Harry, and though the GOP managed to get two whole hours of discussion in at the “health care summit”, there’s been no real effort to listen to the minority input.
Now Nancy is claiming she can have a “bipartisan” bill without having a bipartisan vote, Barry is calling for a simple majority vote (read “reconciliation”) on the health care bill, and Harry denies that he’s mentioned reconciliation, even though you can find his comments all over the internet.
So the scramble is on again. Fire up the nickelodeon my friends, it’s time for the latest episode of “The Keystone Kongress”.
For those of you who may not be familiar with this reference, the Keystone Kops were a comedy troupe in the early days of silent film. They were most noted for their chaotic actions on screen, burning endless energy to no end, and blundering their way through various capers, jumping in the air, clutching their hats and falling over almost every aspect of the scenery.
Since it’s inception in 2007, this Congress has been one consecutive hilarious blunder after another. Who can forget the “Liargate” episode where Nancy insisted she knew nothing about the waterboarding that she had been briefed on just a few months earlier? And what about the comical actions of Charlie “What Taxes?” Rangel, head of the Ways and Means committee? Now that Chuck has been found guilty of violating ethics policies, Nancy says he should stay in his committee seat. That’s just part of her “ethical” Congress. I nearly split a gut on that one.
But the “Health Care” episodes have been some of the best. We’ve had a multitude of artificial deadlines, each one more frantic than the previous, and each one blown past like a green flag at a NASCAR track (for you, Mrs. Palin). This is true “Keystone” fashion. You can almost see Harry and Nancy running along side the health care limo with Mary Landrieu franticly scrambling behind them, waving her check for $300M.
Then there’s the health care “summit” from this past week. While the GOP attempted to discuss the bills currently under consideration, Obama actually said they should put aside “props” and focus on health care. What?!? (Insert surprised double-take here). Then the hilarity ensued. The Democrat President, who is pushing this policy item as a key to his political agenda, said his time did not count in the debate because he was the President. A note to those of you not familiar with some basic political practices. The President is considered the de facto head of his party while he serves. Bush was the head of the Republican party for both terms. Barry is the head of the Democrat party. But he’s not a Democrat?
Now we are in another rush to “get health care done” for the American people. That same health care that the majority of Americans now say they don’t want. If you had visited any town halls last year, you would know that many Americans are more than a little concerned about not only the proposals, but the approach. The vote for Scott Brown in Massachusetts was an indication of the dissatisfaction of the American people. Many who voted for Brown gave their reasons as the shady deals, back room discussions, and payoffs for votes that were part of the current health care process. They did not want another Democrat in the Senate to perpetuate those practices.
Nancy’s response? More back room deals, more payoffs for votes, more double-speak and deception. Just what the people did not want. Harry denies saying things he said just a few days earlier. There are plans to “ram through” the current proposals, using methods that some consider unconstitutional, and most, including Nancy and Barry, consider an abuse of power. Well, at least they did when they were in the minority.
And so the scramble continues. They rush about, trying to “find votes”, while explaining that this is what we, the American people, want despite our protests to the contrary. When Nancy falls, Harry runs past to keep things moving. When Harry falls, Barry steps in and picks up the hat. Then Barry hands the hat to Nancy and they start all over. For over a year they have tried to force the American people to accept socialized medicine as the solution for the health care “crisis”. They scramble about as if we will all die in the next few weeks if they do not pass some type of legislation.
We can almost hear the laugh tracks now each time Nancy steps up to the microphone. A bipartisan measure does not require a bipartisan vote. An ethical Congress does not require leaders to behave in an ethical manner. Referring to a person’s race as a defining factor of their character is not racism. Not to be left out of the scene, Barry tells the GOP that the budget issues regarding health care are just “talking points”.
Yes, it’a all part of the show my friends. The Democrats are scrambling because they know time is running out. We are less than 250 days from the next election. Many Democrats have already decided not to run again in 2010. Others can sense their pending ouster at the hands of an increasingly dissatisfied American electorate. But no matter. The show must go on! This is it! Without this bill, gazillions of Americans will die in days! The earth will stop spinning! The country will collapse! We can not, in good conscience, allow this opportunity to pass! It is clearly time for action. Some action is better than none, even if it is in the wrong direction, opposed by everyone, and causes all of them to fall flat on their faces. But, that is the way of the Keystone Kongress.
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