What the heck is “Obamacare?” Healthcare reform was the issue uniting the Democratic Party in the 2008 election, but “Obamacare” isn’t healthcare reform. Insurance reform is the status quo. To understand what President Obama wants we can’t rush past defining the difference. Let us first define “Insurance?” As I see it, insurance is “the right to pay something for nothing when you don’t need it in an attempt to avoid a stiffer penalty for not having it the day you do.” In the language of Jerry Seinfeld, “They collect our money, but they don’t actually make a profit by providing the care.” Insurance companies make money finding excuses to deny coverage. This is also known as “Fraud.” What is healthcare? It’s “the actual service the insurance paid for and you were supposed to receive if and when you needed it.” Insurance and healthcare are totally opposite. Healthcare isn’t profitable. In requesting “Insurance Reform” what does Pres. Obama want? It looks like he wants America to pay something for nothing and give away a trillion dollars. This could be the reason for all the anger in the town halls. America is not stupid!
Obama’s call for insurance reform reminds me of Michael Vick’s crimes. In one hand, Pres. Obama holds a trillion dollars in treats for the insurance industry. Like loyal lapdogs, they sit at attention begging for Obama to give them the treat. In Obama’s other hand is a cattle prod. He is using this to collect the billions stolen by insurance companies. This is “Michael Vick Sick.” The trillion treats will keep them at the table, but the prod will makes the dog fight back and bite us. Where is Insurance going to bite us first-the Elderly. If this dog bites, we will need a public option or there will be chaos. Insurance reform or “Obamacare” is not the answer or the Democrat’s issue. Providing healthcare for all was and still is the issue. We want “Equal Access to Penicillin.” What President Obama wants looks like it comes from his cousin’s “Double-Top Secret Playbook.” Obama is doing to healthcare what former VP Dick Cheney did to energy policy. We voted for transparancy and inclusion. What Obama wants is wrong.
Whatever “Obamacare” is supposed to be it’s now “DOA.” Personally, I don’t think he had a clear vision of the goal because this was the goal of the Edward’s Team. Obama inherited this issue when John fell into bed with “That Woman.” The idea is a good idea and it should not die along with John Edward’s political career or Elizabeth to her cancer. Healthcare and Insurance reform are totally opposite issues. I’m not sure if it ever was Obama’s intention to pass this legislation? His heart wasn’t in it like John and Elizabeth. Healthcare is not a “Childish Thing” or “Petty Greivance.” To win this debate we must fight with focus. Obama is far from focused. If the idea wasn’t originally his idea, it’s easy to see how he could lose focus. I’m not certain Democrats can win the issue if President Obama locks out every Liberal from the White House and closes the debate. He has a Republican leading the effort so it makes some Liberals like me question Obama’s sincerity.
In short, “Obamacare” and Michael Jackson’s tragic deaths are both mysteries. Who killed them and why? MJ clearly wanted to be like Elvis and Insurance reform is necessary. Not caring would be wrong. Michael’s death was had to watch because he was issued drugs in multiple names and issued drugs strictly reserved for use in the hospital. We don’t have equal access to penicillin, but nobody should have this type of access. It was a tragedy to see the King of Pop throw away his life and gifts. Healthcare reform is dying because we don’t seem to care about it either. Granting equal access to penicillin is easy. We could provide an exception to Medicare and or Military Care and not change a thing. This exception would provide 100% accountability to the so-called 47 million uninsured. This “Silver Bullet” could be revenue-neutral if we asked for a co-pay. Healthcare isn’t free and it shouldn’t be. Anyone in need would be more than willing to pay something to save their life. The goal was not to go broke saving it. Who should be forced to suffer in silence or die from the next Anthrax attack due to no penicillin? Who should drown in the next Katrina? Who should whither away from the flu or bad beef because they can’t afford the recommended treatment? Healthcare reform was proof, “You are not alone.” Don’t let it die because we rushed and or didn’t care enough to get it right. Insurance reform is necessary, but secondary. Congress shall pass no law banning greed nor stupidity. Paying something for nothing is stupid. Greed is the American way for Conservatives. Let’s focus and grant access to penicillin, then have a healthy debate about Conservatives and their greed? Let MJ rest in peace and let’s work to save healthcare reform.
August 20th, 2009 at 2:22 am
Let me rant and explain my thoughts? Paying something for nothing is wrong. Insurance collects money and profits from denying care not providing it. Insurance is based on discrimination and at worst “Fraud.” Obama wants more of this without a public option to protect us from fraud and corruption? That’s worse than Dick Cheney. My term “Mike Vick Sick” was genius. The picture of Obama a loyal dog with treats and a cattle prod is unbeatable. Throwing Michael Jackson into this debate goes over the top, but I offered a solution. I ended on the emotion MJ note “You are not alone.” Welcome back Baco! When Affablepenman gives you praise, you’ve earned it. He used to call me so many bad names. I remember and still love you all.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Welcome back indeed. I never called you any worse names than you called me. That hurt me man.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Looks like President Obama did the “Heimlich Manuver” to prevent America from choking on this “Romneycare Bill.” A trillion dollars was too much for us to swallow so Obama made us spit up the mistake and now Congress is cutting this steak or mistake in half. DOA may have been too strong a term thanks to the miracles of politics and medicine. If you were in a restraunt and rushed to the ER for choking would you continue eating what almost killed you? Not me! I also wouldn’t be paying this check. There’s a price to be paid for making us choke on something so good. Do you want us to come back and vote for you again? It’s like serving us the regurgitated chunk that fell on the floor in peices. What great service?
August 20th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Insurance and health care principles should be taught as major course in high school. We have become dependant upon this structure of take a pill, get better. Health care reform has to start with the general public. Automobile repair used to be inexpensive for minor problems because most dads repaired their own cars. Same way with health care. My son had a chronic ear infection in both ears, coudn’t get them well. One day at FT. Bragg I was letting an army doctor through the gate and asked him how safe was it to give a child amoxicillin almost continuously. He replied not very. I told him the doctor was screaming to remove his adenoids and install tubes in his ears. He told me to continue to use the amoxicillin until this script was finished for prevention, and in the meantime go to a chiropractor. My son hasn’t had a problem since. That doc told me most doctors push meds and get you out for the next copay. I agree with most of what you say here (except you left out how greedy the Dems are also), but I still maintain that reform has to start with the people themselves. Only the people can adjust the market.