Oh My God, Civilized Health Care

OH MY GOD! HEALTH CARE

By Robert Weller

You’d think it was like declaring cigarettes dangerous, or asbestos a killer. Worse yet, various vaccines that worked on the principle of giving a victim a small touch of the disease to build a resistance.

Marijuana in moderation isn’t a killer; nor referer madness. I saw a teen carrying his yellow folder yesterday. It cost him $120, and Colorado wants to put a tax on that. It doesn’t seem to matter how many time voters say they want it legal lawmakers want to block it. I wish guns were illegal but the country doesn’t agree. The same thing with abortion, I don’t like it but it is your body not mine (male person here).

I heard a non-scientific definition for why Americans are afraid of weed. It’s just not American. In a bar, after a few hits a fight starts. In a (old-fashioned coffee shop) people just around and smile. They might get a big hungry that isn’t American.

I’m all for that. Don’t you think major, enlightened countries should relay on casino, horse racing and other somewhat suspect revenues, at the least.

But now the piece de resistance. The nation appears one step closer to a model of health care similar to Europe, Canada and others.

With one form already having passed the House, now the Senate has begun full debate.The vote was 60-39. It’s clearly just the beginning of the end.

I think I saw Glenn Beck running down Monaco with some big crazy pit bull chasing him with its characteristic wiggle. Could make a movie.

It’s not over yet, but the big surprise is why has it taken so long.

The Democrats won; the GOP lost.

Apparently somebody read the “The Art of War,” which recommends attack when you have a big margin. Don’t offer green tea.

The Senate bill, according to the New York Times, gives 31 more million people health care. I don’t mind paying for your care if you don’t care for paying for mine. The cost would be $848 billion, not enough to pay for our wars.