Flailing Bills

Lieberman has decided, in his infinite fuckheadedness, that any public option and any expansion of Medicare — the two last vestiges of hope for an even slightly helpful bill — is too much. Yesterday he went on CBS’ Face The Nation and said he couldn’t vote for the bill in its current form. More…

Well, it’s becoming clearer that this is not going to happen. I’m healthy 30-year-old who, should I change jobs, would not be able to afford regular health care coverage out-of-pocket. The premiums would be more than my rent and my car payment combined. Should serious illness our injury strike me, my only recourse would be personal bankruptcy. In this-day and age, living amongst the vast wealth of this country, that’s a damn crime. The Republican party ought to (as usual) be ashamed of itself – they’re trying to break the President politically over an issue that effects the health and well-being of millions of their fellow citizens.