A Basis for Comparison

No jokes now, folks. It’s zero flak time.

The Tea Parties are out again today, protesting the possible government-takeover destruction of our health care system. I wish I could be with them, but at least I can help spread the word about them fighting the good fight.

Now onto the moderate Democrats.

I don’t know if any of you read this or even know I exist. If you do, let me give you another small taste of the crystal ball…

Health care “reform” has passed. Public “insurance” has forced the hand of a couple of insurers to stop offering private health insurance. Some employers have stopped covering their employees, and the quality and responsiveness of health care in general is going down as the prices rise.

You know this or something like this is going to happen. Furthermore, you know we’re spending massive amounts of money already, and we don’t have any more to pay for this.  That means monster tax hikes or inflation as the government prints still more money it should not. But even that’s not the bottom line.

The bottom line was that you were part of the fiasco. Someone bought you off, or intimidated you, and now you get to explain to a bunch of your unhappy constituents why this really isn’t your fault. The only problem? They have a basis for comparison.

We’re not Europe yet. Everyone will remember what the old health care system was, and they’ll know what they have now is worse and deteriorating. That means your opponent has the proverbial 800 pound gorilla of an issue to cost you your seat. And since the suffering increases the longer this lovely public system is around, time won’t dull the memories of your wrong vote.

So, if you would like to take the opportunity to prove that you really are sensible moderates, now is the time. Otherwise, all the rhetoric in the world may not be enough to save you.

Filed under: Zero Flak on July 17th, 2009

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