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A Goiter of Truth In It: We’re ALREADY Paying for “Universal” Health Care

AnyIdiotSC — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:07:07 +0000

I am so tired of hearing opponents of universal access to health care say that we "can't possibly afford it." Folks, we're ALREADY paying for a twisted and inefficient version of universal care.

Health Industry Spending $1.4 Million PER DAY To Kill You

AnyIdiotSC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:51:52 +0000

The Health Care Industrial Complex is now spending $1.4 million PER DAY employing 350 lobbyists to maintain monopolistic control over your access to health care.

Taming the Deficit with Health Care Reform

AnyIdiotSC — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:11:08 +0000

For all you deficit hawks out there, fretting that universal health care coverage would bankrupt the country, Ezra Klein of the Washington Post offers an interesting graph, showing what might happen to our deficit situation, if we adopt european-style health care. The rising line — that’s the status quo/GOP + Blue Dog Dem plan. The [...]

Will Congress Prescribe Health Care Placebo?

AnyIdiotSC — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:23:04 +0000

Pardon my preemptive cynicism, but it's looking more and more like our industry-owned Congress will send President Obama a placebo health bill with no public option and not so much as a hint of discussion of a single-payer plan. So I'm taking a vote on proposed bill names:

No Profit Left Behind Act of 2009

Real Courage on Health Care

AnyIdiotSC — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:49:58 +0000

Hey Lindsey and Jimbo! You probably missed this lesson in real leadership and courage on health care, offered by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, so here’s a clip for your edification: Exorbitant Pay for Health Insurance CEOs [...]

What if we ran fire departments the way we run the health care system?

AnyIdiotSC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:59:49 +0000

What if we ran fire departments the way we run the health care system? For a light look at all of the ridiculous arguments against universal health care, check out all of the videos at HAARM.org (Health Americans Against Reforming Medicine).

The Idiots Are Coming! The Idiots Are Coming!

AnyIdiotSC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:50:23 +0000

Forgive me Dear Reader, it has been 5 months since my last confession post. A lot has happened since AnyIdiot went dark: My marriage nearly collapsed from neglect, partly because a PIG lives in my head, and partly because I was putting so much time into this blog and posting at the Indigo Journal. [I realize [...]

Daschle Disappointment, Obama Optimism

AnyIdiotSC — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:10:15 +0000

There's loyalty, and the there's rewarding incompetence and indiscretion. We still got heaps of the latter spilling over from the former President, in the form of bailouts to Wall Street, so it was refreshing to see the Obama administration make the right choice on Daschle. He's a good man, but he's carrying too much baggage to be credible.

BlastTheRight: 5 Questions for Right-Wingers

AnyIdiotSC — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:15:16 +0000

Jack Clark of Blast The Right podcast recently posted a great list of 5 questions that really drive home the difference between government run by conservatives and that of liberals.

LEST WE FORGET: The Real Bush Legacy

AnyIdiotSC — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:35:47 +0000

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reminds of the true Bush Legacy.

OLBERMANN: George Walker Bush, 43rd president of the United States, first ever with a criminal record. Our third story tonight, his presidency, eight years in eight minutes. Early in 2001, the U.S. fingered al Qaeda for the bombing of the USS Cole. Bush counter-terrorism adviser Richard Clarke had a plan to take down al Qaeda. Instead, by February, the NSC had already discussed invading Iraq, and had a plan for post-Saddam Iraq...