So what are the assholes up to now? Hmmm. Mark Steyn is petulant, even by Steynian standards, on hearing of the volte-face of Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) Florida, who apparently has announced he will vote to override the Bush SCHIP veto:
We seem to have returned to the days when the so-called "right" feels the left's destination is inevitable and all they can do is delay the time it takes to get there. There's no hope of reversing old entitlements or even stopping new entitlements; all that can be reasonably expected is that the GOP will marginally constrain the expansion of the new entitlements: The Dems want an express Superchief to Sweden, but the Republicans are offering a slow train. That's some choice at the ballot box, and is one reason, I think, for the unresponsiveness of the GOP base.
Oh, cease this detestable boo-hooing. Look on the bright side, dude: he's a GOP public official in the news for something that doesn't involve his penis and public toilet facilities.
Mark Hemingway is less whiny, but still an asshole.
Ideally, people wouldn't be stuck in bad jobs... just because of good benefits — though nobody seems grateful for the silent taxpayer who works to take care of their families even when they don't want to.
These taxpayers aren't "silent." Hark! to their call. They are saying, "you're an asshole."
I wonder if the people pushing S-CHIP have thought about what the long term consequences of making people rely on the government for healthcare are. There's a big difference in outcomes when people are in charge of their own healthcare destiny, rather sucked into a government system that gives them limited options.
Yeah, and the biggest difference is that they have better healthcare and live longer.
Asshole.