Posted by
Roxanna M. on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:50:38 PM
In a recent opinion piece for USA Today, Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer had this to say about the health care debate:
"The first fact is that health insurance reform will mean more patient choice. It will allow every American who likes his or her current plan to keep it. And it will free doctors and patients to make the health decisions that make the most sense, not the most profits for insurance companies.
Reform will mean stability and peace of mind for the middle class. Never again will medical bills drive Americans into bankruptcy; never again will Americans be in danger of losing coverage if they lose their jobs or if they become sick; never again will insurance companies be allowed to deny patients coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
Reform will mean affordable coverage for all Americans. Our plan's cost-lowering measures include a public health insurance option to bring competitive pressure to bear on rapidly consolidating private insurers, research on health outcomes to better inform the decisions of patients and doctors, and electronic medical records to help doctors save money by working together. For seniors, the plan closes the notorious Medicare Part D 'doughnut hole' that denies coverage to those with between $2,700 and $6,100 per year in prescriptions.
Reform will also mean higher-quality care by promoting preventive care so health problems can be addressed before they become crises. This, too, will save money. We'll be a much healthier country if all patients can receive regular check-ups and tests, such as mammograms and diabetes exams, without paying a dime out-of-pocket."
Without so much as batting an eye, these two shysters just flat out lied to the American public. They are not writing the legislation. It is highly unlikely that they will ever read the legislation. As of right now, absolutely nobody knows what the final product is going to look like. The only thing we know for sure, though, is that congress is planning on exempting itself from it whatever it is.
They're so earnest. They're so passionate. They're so sincere. How on earth could we not want this Utopia they're working so hard to give to us?
Well, because some of us are smart enough to know that it must stink to high heaven if they don't want any part of it.
This is why congress in general and Pelosi in particular have such low approval ratings. We are not idiots, and we do not appreciate it when we are treated as though we are. We do not appreciate being called un-American by incompetent, elitist nitwits who just want us to sit down and shut up so they can make things worse.