I redesigned my blog again, because I just can’t help myself. I’ll admit it’s a rip-off of Suck/McSweeney’s style. I always enjoyed the way those things looked.
Here in my office they hyperventilate over the new iPad. Looks kind of cool in the video, but I’m not going to run the Apple store with my $500 clutched in my sweaty palms. Not yet. Maybe when I actually see one I’ll just have to do it.
I’ve got some other crap I need to buy.
Droopy Joe has single-handedly eviscerated health care by threatening to filibuster with the Republicans. What is the point of this guy? Why do Democrats continue to caucus with him? What’s the point?
He was positively crowing about his obstructionism in favor of his corporate masters of the insurance industry. Why would his constituency continue to support him when he is so clearly in the pocket of the insurance industry and against the interests of millions of uninsured and inadequately insured. Are there enough people in Connecticut tied to the insurance industry that they feel they have to keep him in office.
Obviously, Lieberman is useless as a Democrat and needs to be booted from any chairmanship he holds. If he goes over to Republicans, what’s the difference anyway. Perhaps we’ll get to see a little less of his smug mug, gloating over his gutting of the American middle class.
I got sent some YouTube footage from the September 12ers Get-Out-And-Tell-Obama-You’re-Angry-About-This-And-That And-Threaten-Him-While-You’re-At-It Rally. There’s some real gems in this one, including the guy holding the sign saying “Joe Wilson for President” who clarifies that he does not support Joe Wilson for president. You would think Glenn Beck would prepare his minions slightly better with some facts– any facts — and a few handy arguments about the cause they came out to support. These people don’t seem to know anything except that they definitely don’t want health care.
And, as somebody who comes from Texas, I take offense that the loudest idiot at these things always has a Texas accent.
What is with this guy Glenn Beck? Why is he weeping on his console all the time? I heard a clip where he said he’s becoming a televangelist. Well, no shit, Sherlock… why do you think these people are all following your fact-free words with faithful fervor? They like the sound of your voice and your heartfelt ardor. Whether your words are founded in anything resembling the truth is inconsequential, just as in religion. You’re just saying the things they feel they believe. You’re hitting them in the heart, completely bypassing the head, and that is bound to move product, which really does trump all in Rupert Murdoch’s world.
Never mind that you might be whipping up the more unstable of your followers into a homicidal frenzy that will result in the death of some hapless D.C. guard because he’s the same color as the president. That’s not your concern. Your concern is ratings and book sales. And sales is good, baby.
So whip out another kleenex and blow your third mortgage out of your nose, Glenn Beck.
Apparently, Americans love their health care system. They like paying high premiums to insurance companies that will kick you off the plan right when you really need them. They like paying through the nose if you happen to have a pre-existing condition.
No wait! They don’t like their health care system. They’re concerned about losing their coverage. They don’t trust insurance companies. They’re concerned about skyrocketing costs.
But wait! They don’t want the government coming in and mucking things up. Their taxes will go through the roof. They won’t be able to choose their own doctor any more, despite the fact that Obama has told them they will be able to stick with their doctor and plan if they like. He’s said it over and over again, like a broken record. But no, they won’t be able to.
The results of this recent poll don’t really seem to show much of anything except that people are confused by the topic. It’s a confusing topic, and Republicans — in true form — are exploiting that confusion to torpedo any sort of health reform. The health insurance lobbies are as strong as ever in Washington. If they make the issue murky enough and sketch out enough adverse consequences of health care reform, they’ll win again. If the Democrats fail on this fundamental signature issue, it will be apparent that the government is not run by the people for the people, but by special interest groups.
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