Horrorific McCain Attitude toward Health Care

[shannon_a]

I think I can never be surprised by the horrific things that Republicans say, but then I'm newly amazed.

Here's a new whopper from:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-Uninsured_27bus.ART.State.Edition2.4dce428.html

But the numbers [of uninsured Americans] are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.)

"So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. Goodman said. "The next president of the United States should sign an executive order requiring the Census Bureau to cease and desist from describing any American – even illegal aliens – as uninsured. Instead, the bureau should categorize people according to the likely source of payment should they need care.

"So, there you have it. Voila! Problem solved."

First, my God, how can it be any more clear that the Republicans are vastly out of touch with the needs of the average American? For any deep-pocketed bastard to think that a trip to the ER is the same thing as having a regular doctor, access to reasonably priced prescriptions, and the ability to visit specialists simply proves that his think tank is an oxymoron, with emphasis on the word moron.

Second, how can anyone argue that our health care system isn't entirely and utterly screwed? I've seen our health care premiums almost triple in the last eight years. I'm aware that it would be hard for me to ever turn to an entirely freelance career because of the difficulties of getting individual healthcare for anyone with any preexisting conditions. I can't even imagine how anyone can retire before they have access to Medicaid. And that's to say nothing of the people much, much worse off than I am. You'd have to be pretty filthy rich to not think that our healthcare system is about two inches from an utter breakdown.

And that's John McCain. Filthy, filthy rich.

(But it's OK. He earned it. By marrying the heiress that he was with when he was cheating on his crippled wife.)

Comments

Wow.

[webmacher.livejournal.com]

Just when I think the Republicans can't shock me any further, they manage to pull one out of their hat. That's "hat", spelled "A-S-S".

Of course, this story won't get any attention because it's happening during the Dem convention (I missed it too, so thanks for bringing it up!)

[notoriousbkc.livejournal.com]

Yeah... Emergency Rooms are just great! That must be why we have those news items about people dying in the Emergency Room while waiting to see a doctor... because that care is JUST THAT GOOD!

Sheesh... Republican morons.