The One About I'm Sorry But I Don't Think It's Going To Change One Damn Thing.

[Toriach]

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As you probably know if you haven't been living under a rock, Ted Kennedy passed away the other day. It has been in the news much that he considered passing legislation reforming the mess that is healthcare in America, to be his potential "legacy". Sadly he died without having been able to bring that dream into reality. And now, that he is dead, begins what I call "The nice nice, rah rah bullshit." Everyone is going to carry on how wonderful he was, and how inspiring. And there are going to be multiple calls to "Do it for Teddy!" The it being of course health care reform. But sadly what we are going to see voted on, is most likely going to be exactly the same, no public option, weak exchange if any bullshit, with an individual mandate, that will simply enslave the working class just a little bit more deeply. The worst part is that I fear that the faux Liberals who care more about how they look than about actually helping people will strong arm any true Liberal Progressives into lock step by holding up a picture of old dead Teddy and intoning, "Do it for him!" Personally I would like to suggest that anyone who really wants to honor the late Senator's memory should vote their conscience, and help to kill any bill that does not have a strong public option, especially if it also has that ridiculous individual mandate. But I suppose that most will follow, the actual path that Kennedy so often during his career seemed to take, rather than the legend touted, especially now. Namely being just liberal enough to appear as a friend of the working class, and keep the prols from putting you up against the wall first should the revolution come, but conservative enough to not wind up catching a bullet (or two) in the back of the head.

Keep The Faith My Brothers And Sisters!