Go and read Bobby Jindal’s response to The Obamassiah’s most recent pack of lies, hand waving and subtle deceptions (known in other circles as a “State of the Union Address”). Here’s a sample:
To strengthen our economy, we must promote confidence in America by ensuring ours is the most ethical and transparent system in the world. In my home state, there used to be saying: At any given time, half of Louisiana was said to be half under water, and the other half is under indictment. No one says that anymore. Last year, we passed some of the strongest ethics laws in the nation and today, Louisiana has turned her back on the corruption of the past. We need to bring transparency to Washington, D.C., so we can rid our Capitol of corruption and ensure we never see the passage of another trillion dollar spending bill that Congress has not even read and the American people haven’t even seen.[emphasis added]
I said in 2004 that Jindal was a strong future presidential candidate. After his performance since then–both in Congress and as Louisiana’s governor–I’d be perfectly happy to see a 2012 presidential slate that included two highly effective governors: Jindal and Palin, and though I’d prefer Jindal at the top of the ticket, I would be happy with Palin there, as long as someone of Jindal’s character were backstopping her.
note well Jindal’s verbal judo: “Republicans believe in a simple principle: No American should have to worry about losing their health coverage — period. We stand for universal access to affordable health care coverage.”
NOT “universal, government run healthcare” but “universal access to affordable health care coverage”–the two are very different critters. In fact, I’d say we very nearly have the latter right now, with but a very, very few exceptions, and those mostly in “transitional workers” and lazy-assed layabouts, though I will admit there are some who can, do or would work who are between the cracks.
“We need to bring transparency to Washington, D.C., so we can rid our Capitol of corruption and ensure we never see the passage of another trillion dollar spending bill that Congress has not even read and the American people haven’t even seen”
How true; but with them wanting to close Gitmo, where would we put all these traitors?
“…where would we put all these traitors?”
My suggestion would be sentencing them for life to chain gangs making little rocks out of big rocks, picking up trash by the side of the highway (where folks in passing cars could be free to throw rotting veggies at them), etc.
It’s just a thought. After a few years, those on especially good behavior could have their sentences commuted to burning at the stake…
On Jindal… Unfortunately, in today’s “all sizzle, no steak” image-is-everything society, a pleasant demeanor and thoughtful words just don’t cut it with most folks, and I must admit, I’d be happy to serve as Jindal’s voice/speech coach. While his voice is a decent instrument, he uses it as though he were on a high school debate team and thus probably fails to pass muster with folks for whom image is everything. Sad, because his silk words–as revealed in his speech’s text–cover an iron fist that’s much needed in D.C. right now.
I can think of a couple of those exceptions. After my recent experience with affordable health care coverage (Oh and I thank God that I have it) I was talking to a relatively young coworker of mine that has access to the same health care coverage plan as I do. Strangely enough, he elects not to participate. I can’t imagine doing that, but I can easily imagine the financial ruin it would bring to him if he had a similar medical emergency.
That would be his own problem though, and I don’t think that I or any other taxpayer should have to pay for his decision not to accept coverage.
And that’s what’s wrong with universal health care. The decision is taken away from us, and taxpayers have to cover it for everyone, even those that won’t take care of themselves. And of course when taxpayers (or the politicians through taxpayer extortion) pay for it, the government uses that as a justification to run our lives and limit the choices we have available to us. End result? Rationing and a lower quality of care for all.
That of course is one of the reasons why Congress and our President don’t bother reading legislation anymore or making it available for the public to read.
Exactly, Perri. Your young coworker has access to affordable health care, but (still, so far) has the freedom to choose NOT to take advantage of that access. Choice and personal responsibility. So, while he’s not an exception to the “access to affordable health care” rule, he could be later on were he to develop some issue that would be excluded from coverage as a pre-existing condition. His choice, though. His responsibility; not mine.
“…one of the reasons why Congress and our President don’t bother reading legislation anymore or making it available for the public to read.”
Well, as Chris Muir commented (though the mouth of one of his characters–Damon, I think) recently, when Obama said he went through the recent congressional obscenity “line by line,” “Well, we know he has a history of cocaine use… ”
But seriously, with so few literate persons left in this land–including in Congress–I begin to doubt that publishing the contents of such bills would only accomplish further splitting the country between those who are literate and care about our rights as citizens and the sheeple who just don’t give a damn as long as they can still buy (or can still hope to buy) that new bass boat or 80″ TV or whatever else they can soak the money off others to get.