Federal fairy dust

Been watching the blow-by-blow reporting on the vote on socialized medicine. Shepherd Smith, whom I like personally because of the bear-on-a-trampoline thing, seems to be leaning left. Oh well.

Socialist-opportunist Anthony Weiner and failed vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro put in appearances earlier.

OK, here's my biggest problem:

The Weiner, Ferraro, and virtually every other person in favor of socialized medicine only repeats the same vague and silly argument. Picture the Good Queen from the Wizard of Oz in a fluffy white dress, sparkly crown, magic wand, and lyrical coloratura voice. She goes, "We'll just sprinkle federal fairy dust all over the nation and everything will be fine! We'll all be healthy and strong and it won't cost anyone anything!  OK? Go to sleep now. Your legislators will take care of it."

My problem is:  Does anyone really, seriously believe this bullshit? Honetly. I hear that drivel, and my first reaction is: How incredibly stupid are these people?

I suspect their motives because I simply can't believe they're that damn stupid.

What is conveniently left out of the Good Queen's fatuous promise is the question: Who is going to pay for this crap? Included in the bill, on top of the actual cost for health care, is the cost for 159 new government bureaucracies to run this bullshit program, pimples on the ass of the republic. (I thought it was only 117 new agencies. I stand corrected.)

This will destroy the nation. There is no Santa Claus. Start deducting 50% or more from peoples' paychecks, and you're going to need something like the National Guard on the streets every Friday and on the 15th and 30th of the month, in addition to 16,000 new IRS agents to spy on us all. (Easy solution: cash only.)

In 10 years, the USA will be Zimbabwe. Or more likely, Venezuela. The Comrade become an Harvard-slick effigy of ape-like totalitarian marxist Chavez.

Wait until you see your paychecks if this piece of crap passes. And then you'll have to pay more for insurance out of that. Odds are, your employer will opt out of offering insurance all together. You'll be lucky if you get to keep your job, or even find a job.

So let's lay -- low reasonable estimate based on past experience with entitlement programs -- about $4 TRILLION more debt over ten years on a nation that's just now suffering 10% unemployment and a serious recession that's not going away because of the democrats' rigid adherence to an irrelevant ideology and failed policies. Moody's is having a hard time sustaining a Triple-A rating on US debt right now. Add to that extreme and passionate public opposition to socialized medicine. No matter what this bill does, a majority of the population DOESN'T WANT IT.

Now tell me, how can anyone possibly believe that this legislation is going to do anything "good"?

Protesters still outside the Capitol. I love those guys. Wish I was there. Bet they're having lots of fun. They'll be able to tell their grandkids, in the dark, after ensuring the room isn't bugged by the federales, "There was a time we could have changed all this. There was a time we had political freedom in America. And we did stand up and fight for it."

Versus the democrats sorry-ass whine: "It wasn't my fault. Pelosi made me do it."

By the way, have any congresscritters considered simply voting "present"? It worked for the Comrade.