Enough complaints from constituents and some enterprising Democrat will just call for complete government provided health insurance/care for all. Problem solved!

So, Patrick - how's this going for you?

I seem to have missed that. Are you gagging on the idea that Teh Won isn't our Saviour?

Meanwhile: all will please notice that NONE of these people receive ANYTHING for their payments until they actually report to the doctor, AFTER their deductible is met.

I didn't watch the SOTU (political speeches are bad for my blood pressure), but I passed by the room where my wife was watching it just long enough to hear Obama say "we've got to do more to help entrepreneurs." I'm sure this is what he had in mind. . .

Heh, I just posted that link in homage to Elke Sommers. But yeah, pretty appalling.

@Rex: I didn't watch the SOTU (political speeches are bad for my blood pressure) ...

Oddly enough, my middle daughter, who just turned 18, told me that some of her high school classmates, being verrry serious, took pictures of themselves watching the State of the Union and posted them on Instagram! "SOTU Selfies," I said. "That's so ween!"

But out here (NoVa), you get a lot of kids who dream about going to Georgetown and moving right into the State Department, or being a bureaucrat somewhere.

But out here (NoVa), you get a lot of kids who dream about going to Georgetown and moving right into the State Department, or being a bureaucrat somewhere.

Posted by: Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at January 31, 2014 12:11 PM

Too bad they cant be persuaded to take up prostitution. It is a more honest profession, and actually provides value for the money.