Health Insurance Reform Must Pass Under One Condition

...Everyone who believed in the irresponsible right wing myths about insurance reforms must wait an additional ten minutes before receiving treatment.

That's about how long it takes to read the facts about the issue, which also answers the question, will Glenn Beck be denied coverage for his preexisting condition of paranoid schizophrenia?

Town Hall Breaking News: Nazis Protest the Protesters

As we have just spent August watching town hall meetings erupt in protests, describing Democratic or Obama health care initiatives as “Nazi.”

In response, real Nazis issued this rebuttal:


“We protest the protesters. Contrary to popular perception, Naziism does not provide for universal health coverage. The press should do its homework before reporting this bile and nonsense. If the press would only read our manifesto, The Final Solution 2.0, they would find out that the only thing we have in common with Obamacare is Death Panels, and we are certain that ours would be less costly and more effective.”

Obama Need Not Waste His Breath

It has become apparent that the Republicans will not support a health insurance reform bill this year -- or even engage in honest discussion about the issue.

Don't waste your breath, Obama supporters urged him, they're not listening anyway. No matter how urgent and necessary reform is, they want you to fail and they want this failure to be your Waterloo.

Obama can find the perfect statement to make to the loyal opposition whose contributions to the national conversation are disruption and distortions. It's in his inaugural speech and there's no need to even tweak it because it applies to extremists of all stripes who refuse to communicate and cooperate like civil human beings:

"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history. We will extend a hand if you're willing to unclench your fist."

Only then can they accept a slice at the pizza party.

Three Other Recent Political or Pop Culture Questions in History Meghan McCain is Absolved from Having to Answer

From HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, July 22, 2009:

Meghan McCain: The Obama administration has to stop blaming things on its predecessor. I'm sick of hearing, 'Oh, we were handed this.' I know, everybody knows. But we need to move on.

Bill Maher: Do you think that's what Obama's doing?

Meghan McCain: I do, to a degree.

Paul Begala: Not to enough of a degree. Not nearly enough. Ronald Reagan blamed Jimmy Carter every day for eight years.

Meghan McCain: You know I wasn't born yet, so I don't know.

Paul Begala: Well, I wasn't born in the French Revolution, but I know about it...

1. Yankee Reggie Jackson lead all 1977 World Series hitters with a .450 BA and five home runs, including three in game six. Or was it game five?
2. One of the biggest selling singles of 1976 was "Afternoon Delight" by which vocal group?
3. Which former Beatle released the album "Give My Regards to Broad Street"?*

*Controversy swirls around this assertion, but in fact, Paul McCartney's album was released October 22, 1984, one day before Meghan McCain's birth.

Open Letter to Todd Palin

In Godfather II, Fredo shows up late to nephew Anthony's communion party because his wife, Deanna, is drunk. She stumbles toward the house, shouting her demands to see Michael. Then she topples over drunk. When Fredo tries to pick her up, she knocks him down. Don't embarrass me, Fredo hisses.

Next, she gets so loud and falling down drunk that Michael Corleone's bodyguard approaches Fredo. "Freddie, Mike says to take care of it, or I have to."

Defeated, Fredo shrugs and Rocco hauls Deanna off so she can sober up outside of the hosts' earshot.

So, Todd, just say the word and dollars-to-donuts, Haley Barbour will be there in a second with keys to a padded room.