Despite what government mouthpiece "journalists," the Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermanns of the world would have you believe, the broad encompassing passionate opposition to the President's attempts to replace God and Self in the lives of the American populace with the omnipotent hand of Government is about something else. Keith Olbermann may enjoy lining up for government "services" like a john clutching a crinkled c-note waiting for his turn with the skanky stripper named Lola in the private "love lounge" in the back of some seedy joint named "The Road House." Most Americans, however, are not interested in catching diseases.
Like the similarly contemptuous House vote, the Saturday night Senate vote to debate this grievous piece of legislation shed daylight on the disconnect between the progressive liberal leadership and the rest of the country outside of Washington, D.C. and the elitist disdain for middle America, "fly-over country." The progressive leadership stubbornly believes an enlightened centralized government can micromanage individual lives. Surely government can live your life better than you! Nothing could be further from the truth.
This debate about "health care" is about something greater than just coverage for pre-existing conditions or Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. This it about self-determination.
There comes a time in the course of the rise and fall of every civilization when the weight of society collapses upon itself. The Roman Empire is a good example. At some point the expectations of a population lazily concerned with pleasure and self-indulgence becomes too great. The invisible iron fist of a society receiving benefits, direction and services from its government rather than providing for itself will crush it. Suddenly a once-great civilization is weak and vulnerable and its citizens are helpless to control their own fate.
Yet the heavy hand of the Obama government continues to punitively levy taxes, grossly expand the deficit to unimaginable levels, and as a result shoves more citizens out of positions in which they can support themselves and into positions in which they rely upon government services for sustenance and survival. Such as the case with this sweeping health care reform. All the talk about bending the cost curve, reducing skyrocketing premiums and being deficit neutral is like a birthday cake prop on television -- sweet, tasty buttercream frosting on a cardboard box.
Remember what happened when Rome fell? You may recall the ensuing years as the Dark Ages...
This debate about "health care" is about something greater than just coverage for pre-existing conditions or Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. This it about self-determination.
There comes a time in the course of the rise and fall of every civilization when the weight of society collapses upon itself. The Roman Empire is a good example. At some point the expectations of a population lazily concerned with pleasure and self-indulgence becomes too great. The invisible iron fist of a society receiving benefits, direction and services from its government rather than providing for itself will crush it. Suddenly a once-great civilization is weak and vulnerable and its citizens are helpless to control their own fate.
Yet the heavy hand of the Obama government continues to punitively levy taxes, grossly expand the deficit to unimaginable levels, and as a result shoves more citizens out of positions in which they can support themselves and into positions in which they rely upon government services for sustenance and survival. Such as the case with this sweeping health care reform. All the talk about bending the cost curve, reducing skyrocketing premiums and being deficit neutral is like a birthday cake prop on television -- sweet, tasty buttercream frosting on a cardboard box.
Remember what happened when Rome fell? You may recall the ensuing years as the Dark Ages...
