I am mourning another death--that of our freedoms, liberties and choices. It seems all the more painful that these are small little deaths that most people don't understand, except to continually wake up in an Alice in Wonderland type fog asking, "How did we get here?"
Of course I am referring to the disgusting passage in the House of the Health Care Reform Bill.
From here on out, I will be doing my best to vote against any and all incumbents--including my impotent conservative "representatives". Do you know how many votes the Dems just bought with their little "Yes we can" popularity contest? 32 million.
The only positive thing that could possibly come out of this would be to see a voter revolution, one that has we the people chanting "Yes We Can kick your sorry, self-serving, pompous asses out of office."
But the lazy will prevail. It is easier to stick our heads in the sand then to actually learn about the effects this will have on our system (not to mention our individual paychecks.) Did you know that congress can opt out of this insurance? Hmm, so what's good for the voting goose is not good for the representing gander. When asked directly, Obama would not could not say that he would choose this for his family.
People cry, "But something needs to be done about today's healthcare and insurance fiasco!" And I totally agree, but this is not it. There are many well-thought out options that could unravel insurance companies' stranglehold on us and our doctors, while helping those less fortunate, but those options don't buy votes because they would retain a bit of private autonomy.
Make no mistake, our public officials' job description is to get re-elected, not to look out for our best interests.
I could go on and on, but why. The one last thing I will add is simply this: this is another brick in the wall for why the Baby Boomers will not be looked upon kindly by history.
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