Imagine you are a police officer who has just stopped a vehicle for speeding.\u00a0 When you make it clear that you intend to write a ticket, the driver offers you $100 to change your mind.\u00a0 This action, a felony, is called Bribing a Peace Officer and carries a maximum penalty of $10,000 and two years in jail.<\/p>\n
Now imagine you are a United States Senator from Louisiana who is unsure of how to vote on the so-called health care bill.\u00a0 Another Senator tells you they will see to it that your state receives $100 million dollars to ensure that you vote “yes” on the aforementioned piece of legislation.\u00a0 This action is called political hard ball, is apparently legal, and carries no fine or threat of imprisonment if found guilty.<\/p>\n
it would seem that our political leadership has abdicated any real responsibility to deal with the issue, let alone the merits of this 2000+ page monstrosity of a bill.\u00a0 It has become entirely about politics and money.<\/p>\n
Is there anyone out there who can say with a straight face they truly believe this is at all about improving the health care system in this country?\u00a0 If so, why don’t you hop on your unicorn, fly over and meet me at the end of the rainbow.\u00a0 I’ll introduce you to a lovely little leprechaun who’ll point out the pot of gold we can use to pay for government-sponsored health care.<\/p>\n