Historic health care reform legislation was passed this week by congressional Democrats, who narrowly approved a trillion-dollar redesign of America’s broken health care system amid Republican fear-mongering and threats of violence from the lunatic fringe, including Sarah Palin, who urged her followers via Twitter, “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!” (here). Apparently Sarah’s got a killer recipe for Democrat goulash.
Frankly, I can’t say if I think it’s positive or negative legislation, despite having read dozens of news and op-ed articles about health care reform. All I can declaratively say is that no one can really predict if it will be a success. And I will wager that in 2020, America’s health care system will be no worse off than it is now. Socialized medicine might sound scary to many Americans, but come now. Socialized education sounds scary, too, yet only the most batshit capitalists argue in favor of abolishing America’s public education system and replacing it with private schools.
At least America no longer carries the stigma of being the only indistrialized country with no universal health care system. Of course, as a Massachusetts resident, I’ve been living with universal health care for nearly 3 years… remember who spearheaded that socialist legislation? Why, it was then-Governor Mitt Romney, who went on to run for the Republican Presidential nomination while tooting his horn about Mass’s universal coverage! Why wasn’t it socialism then?
Speaking of Mitt Romney, today’s New York Times cover photo is priceless. That’s Obama, holding a Mitt Romney’s book in one hand and Karl Rove’s book in the other, laughing like “What the fuck is this shit?” The caption underneath says I think I’ll Wait for the Movie.
