THE DRUNK REPORT

For seven and a half hours yesterday, our elected officials got together to see if they could hash out a compromise to the health care debate. Yet, at the end of those seven hours, they walked away with nothing. We have not moved forward one inch since this all began LAST summer, and to tell you the truth, dear Bar Flies, I’m done with compromise. I’m done playing nice and hoping that logical thought will prevail.

Imagine you are a runner, and you’re running a marathon. You get to the half-way point and look down at your watch and see you are off your pace. What do you do?

Do you say pick up the pace?  Do  you block the pain and move forward?

I know I would, but if you watched the summit yesterday, the Republicans would have you stop, turn around, and start over.

Um, bartender?  I’m going to need another bottle of your cheapest vodka, no glass.  I’m going to need it just to say this next part.

OK, here goes, the Republicans have made America the laughing-stock of the world.  If you any more proof of this just look at this picture. Congratulations, Republicans, even the damned Canadians are making fun of us.   At the Olympics.   The two-week INTERNATIONAL competition.   That the WHOLE world watches.

After everything we’ve gone through with the tea-bagged town halls and the watered down Senate bill and the shenanigans of the Health Insurance companies, all you can come up with is scrap everything and start over?  Your only idea is to leave more Americans without good, affordable health care because you want to stuff your coffers with more money?

If that is all you can bring to the table, you have lost the debate and now must step aside and let the people have what the people want.

I was all for the public option, even though it was completely watered down…because it was a start.  With the option, at least it was something to build on. I know Rome wasn’t built in a day, but any good structure needs a foundation.  The public option was that foundation, but instead it has become fodder to whip the scared masses into a frenzy.

At some point, they need to realize this is not about the size of their re-election fund, or the size of their congressional libraries, this is about leaving this country better than they found it. Yet if I have to fight through eight lobbyists just to get to the person who is there to represent me then I have become nothing but a hooker looking for her next trick, flashing my ass hoping to get someone’s attention.

These ass-hats need to step back and look at the bigger picture.  They need to see that this fight for health care is not for them, you, or me.  This is for the future generations of this great country.

If people are dying from sickness and disease, they are not producing and they are not reproducing.  If we can’t keep our babies healthy, then they do not grow to become functional members of society.  The next thing you know, our great country is shrinking and at some point there is no more America.  It has happened before and we are no exception.  I mean the Mayans didn’t die because they drank too much.

The actions and decisions we make now will be felt for years, and history will prove to be a harsh mistress when it comes to how we handled this health care debate.

That’s why, after watching that little piece of theater yesterday, I have moved past asking for a public option and now DEMAND Medicare for Everyone.  This way, we remove the need for the Republicans because  it’s now just a budgetary decision and can be passed in reconciliation.  The Republicans have proven they are worthless and we need to dismiss them from making the decisions.  The Democrats need to use the majority the people gave them and enact real reform before it’s too late.