PrintSeptember 23, 2009
Obama and Health Care: a Pinocchio Tale
Boy, it's thick out there. My ears are still ringing from the joint session of Congress and Joe Wilson's, "You lie!" Grand theatre it was, especially when Pelosi, the Wicked Witch of Utopia, pulled an ostrich impression and almost moved her face. By my tally, the president, establishing himself as an inveterate liar, verbalized mendacity on 30 occasions. I'm conservative, however; while ranting, I likely missed several whoppers. Post-speech, after pulling the cat from the ceiling, I pondered how re-form may de-form the country. In 1965, Medicare costs for 1990 were $12 billion, came in at $107 billion, and today are $400 billion, but when the president says he won't sign a bill that adds to the deficit, we're supposed to believe him? Social Security payroll taxes, when first implemented, were 3%-a fixed number. But last I checked, Americans were being nailed at six-and-a-quarter and the fund had been pilfered. Given this...(Read Full Article)
