President Bush once again demonstrated his deep empathy for the average American. He had this insightful observation about health care:
I mean, people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room.
Never mind that one ER visit can put an uninsured person into crushing debt. This president really should stop pretending that he cares about health care or any other issue that affects the daily lives of most people. I’m reminded of Scrooge telling those nice church-going gentlemen that the poor don’t need charity because there are still workhouses and debtors’ prisons. Except Scrooge eventually got a clue. If any of the Christmas ghosts showed up in Bush’s bedroom, he would scream, cower, and generally cause a scene until Cheney showed up and shot it in the face.
And the ghost would get sent to Gitmo.
I am reminded of the West Wing episode where one of the side story lines was about how much a gallon of milk costs.
I have been trying to not pay attention to the 08 race, saying it is too early to get excited about a change in power, but with continual blunders like this, I feel a need for some hope.