Originally posted on January 26th, 2009 by Fingers Malloy

You ever have government cheese? It looks gross. It smells gross. It comes in a big block, because the government can’t figure out how to slice it efficiently. It’s like Velveeta’s red headed step child(my apologies to red headed step children, and to cheese lovers for referring to Velveeta as cheese.)

We have a new liberal president. So naturally the national debate will now turn to health care. The libs want national health care and they want it now. It sounds wonderful. The government will pay for your health care. The government can do it, right? Well to get a better feel for what national health care looks like, let us look to our red headed step child to the north, Canada (my apologies to red headed step children for comparing them to Canadians.)

This is from the CBCNEWS.CA; “Despite government promises and the billions of dollars funnelled into the Canadian health-care system, the average patient waited more than 18 weeks in 2007 between seeing their family doctor and receiving the surgery or treatment they required,” said Nadeem Esmail, director of Health System Performance Studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author of the report, in a release( www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/fraser-report.html. )”

Here are more fun facts from the Frasier Institute report(a non-partisan group.) What if you need an MRI? That’s a 10 week wait. If your doctor thinks you may have a brain tumor and sends you off for a CT scan, that’s a 5 week wait.

How would you like be a part of this conversation? “Hey Mr. Johnson, we think you may have a brain tumor. We will know more in 5 weeks, have a nice day.”

National health care is great, until you get sick.

But it’s free, the government pays for it. Well that means we all pay for it. “The average tax rate in Canada is higher than in the United States. In Canada total tax and non-tax revenue for every level of government equals about 37% of GDP, compared to the U.S. rate of 27%( www.diffen.com.)”

So long waits, rationed service and higher taxes. Sounds like a great plan! I know some will say that we can do it better. But name me anything the government does better than the private sector?

Social Security (going bankrupt.)

Medicare (soon to be bankrupt.)

Disaster relief (there are still people on roofs in New Orleans.)

Blowing up other countries (okay, they are good at that.)

There is no doubt something needs to be done about health insurance. Too many people don’t have it, and those that are insured are struggling to pay high premiums and co-pays. But there is one thing that will bring costs down, competition. And that my friends can only be possible if it stays out of government hands. The private sector can provide good health care and make better cheese.

The House will introduce a bill that would make health care a “right.” This is no surprise and if it passes it will most certainly be a disaster. As it has proven so many times, the government can not run anything efficiently( see Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and VA hospitals).

I will spare you the details. For more on the plan you can read about it here; http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090715/D99EO8BO0.html

What is odd about this bill is the other things that it guarantees as rights. There is a list on page 996 of the legislation. If passed, we will all have the right to;

Not fight for the right to party

To rip the tags off of your mattress

To save up to 10% on your auto insurance

To bite into the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop after just 3 licks

To call Michael Moore “Tubby”

To remember the Alamo

To let your freak flag fly

To hate the Jonas Brothers

To smell like teen spirit

To Party like it’s 1999…………

I hate the word fascist. Most people who use the word have no idea what it is like to live in a country unfortunate enough to live under the thumb of one. How often has the word fascist been used by a liberal to describe a conservative? Bush is a fascist!  Cheney is a Fascist! McCain is a, oh wait they never said that. Even liberals know McCain isn’t a conservative.

Progressives worry that most conservatives are pro life AND Christian. They shout at us that we have no right to force our values on them. But I ask you, who are the people trying to change America and micromanage the way we live?

In California, libs want to ban black cars. (www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/26/AR2009032603316.html)

Progressives want to regulate the size of your car, because SUV’s are evil. (www.bansuvs.com)

Dems are the first to want to make sure you eat right. Their solution as always, more government regulation! Bye bye Trans-fats. (www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2006/pr114-06.shtml)

While they are at it, you are fat and drink too much soda! So the libs want to tax it. Don’t worry though; the money will pay for health care for your fat ass. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208505896608647.html)

But wait, there’s more. Why not ban fast food restaurants all together?? (http://www.douglassreport.com/dailydose/dd200808/dd20080808a.html)

Hey stupid! Don’t listen to your iPod while you are walking. What are you an idiot?? (http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4085)

Well if cigarettes don’t kill, the taxes on them will. Second hand smoke is bad, so progressives want to be able to tell you where you can smoke. Libs will even go so far as to try and ban you from smoking in your own home. (www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/13/BA1BS4NJH.DTL)

Speaking of homes, libs would like you to paint the roofs on your houses white for the good of the planet. (http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090526/sc_afp/climatewarmingusbritainchu.html)

Dems would like to put a monitor in your home on your thermostat to track your energy use. (http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news26.htm)

Liberals want to ban right wing talk radio by passing the Fairness Doctrine. (http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Sen_Harkin_We_need_the_Fairness_Doctrine_back_.html)

However, progressives will leap to the defense of a bitter old comedian making jokes about the rape of a child, because she is the spawn of a conservative they can’t stand. Remember libs are the champions of free speech, as long as they agree with you. (http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712081)

Dems hate homeschooling. They would rather have your child go to a failing public school and be taught by a member of the NEA. If they can’t pass legislation to ban it, they will have an activist bench do their dirty work.    (www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58053 )

I give you a typical day in Liberal America.  Imagine driving your non-black car that is the size of a golf cart to go pick up your three kids from a failing public school. Good luck getting the kids in your green Prius, maybe if they all hold their breath???

On the way home you want to buy some takeout food. Fast food is banned and so is trans-fat, whew thank you libs! Oh, if you want a soda with your non fast food meal, they will tax it to pay for universal health care. But if you ever get really sick you may die waiting to get treated, in which case they get to keep that money. It’s a win win!

In the car you can’t listen to conservative talk radio, which was banned because of the Fairness Doctrine. You will listen to NPR and like it comrade! Don’t worry; their special guest today is Reverend Wright.

As you pull into your condo with a roof painted white, you wonder what the temperature in your home will be. Remember, the government regulates that now. You would love to have a cigarette, but the smokers lounge for your condo community is in a cellar 3 blocks away. You don’t feel like walking that far without your iPod.

But at the end of the day,  you can sit down and enjoy David Letterman make jokes about the statutory rape of a 14 year old girl. We will always have that….

You ever have government cheese? It looks gross. It smells gross. It comes in a big block, because the government can’t figure out how to slice it efficiently. It’s like Velveeta’s red headed step child(my apologies to red headed step children, and to cheese lovers for referring to Velveeta as cheese.)

We have a new liberal president. So naturally the national debate will now turn to health care. The libs want national health care and they want it now. It sounds wonderful. The government will pay for your health care. The government can do it, right? Well to get a better feel for what national health care looks like, let us look to our red headed step child to the north, Canada (my apologies to red headed step children for comparing them to Canadians.)

This is from the CBCNEWS.CA;

“Despite government promises and the billions of dollars funnelled into the Canadian health-care system, the average patient waited more than 18 weeks in 2007 between seeing their family doctor and receiving the surgery or treatment they required,” said Nadeem Esmail, director of Health System Performance Studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author of the report, in a release( www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/fraser-report.html. )”

Here are more fun facts from the Frasier Institute report(a non-partisan group.) What if you need an MRI? That’s a 10 week wait. If your doctor thinks you may have a brain tumor and sends you off for a CT scan, that’s a 5 week wait. How would you like be a part of this conversation?

“Hey Mr. Johnson, we think you may have a brain tumor. We will know more in 5 weeks, have a nice day.”

National health care is great, until you get sick.

But it’s free, the government pays for it. Well that means we all pay for it.

“The average tax rate in Canada is higher than in the United States. In Canada total tax and non-tax revenue for every level of government equals about 37% of GDP, compared to the U.S. rate of 27%( www.diffen.com.)”

So long waits, rationed service and higher taxes. Sounds like a great plan!

I know some will say that we can do it better. But name me anything the government does better than the private sector?

Social Security (going bankrupt.)
Medicare (soon to be bankrupt.)
Disaster relief (there are still people on roofs in New Orleans.)
Blow up other countries(okay, they are good at that.)

There is no doubt something needs to be done about health insurance. Too many people don’t have it, and those that are insured are struggling to pay high premiums and co-pays. But there is one thing that will bring costs down, competition. And that my friends can only be possible if it stays out of government hands. The private sector can provide good health care and make better cheese.