Arkansas Blog

My state senator is so disgusting. See why we have to take an anti-acid and vote for Blanc?

Gil, can I call you Gil? You can call me Sound or SP. I have a few questions after reading your press release:

1) Of the 86% of people you say a recent bi-partisan poll says are satisfied with their health care, you do understand a large percentage of them are covered by government run health care plans- the military, elderly (Medicare), federal employees, low income (Medicaid), children (SCHIP), etc., right? Since you are opposed to government run healthcare, I assume you in favor of privatizing healthcare for the military, elderly, federal employees, low income, children, etc.? Please answer yes or no.

2) You say: "By allowing the federal government to be the central provider in this system, we can only expect to see quality decline." Re question #1 above- do you believe health care to the military, elderly, federal employees, low income, children, etc. is of lower quality than that provided by the private sector? Please answer yes or no and document your answer.

3) You say: "I cannot imagine the same federal government that responded to Hurricane Katrina controlling healthcare for all Americans." Now that's a statement every American would agree with. But maybe you have forgotten that the previous federal administration, you remember W and Brownie, are members of your team. W ran on a platform of making sure government would not and could not work, and they succeeded re Hurricane Katrina beyond their wildest dreams. The results of Republican inaction were scandalous. Are you saying that W should have been impeached re his malfeasance in office regarding Katrina? Please answer yes or no.

4) Finally, you say: "The bottom line is that Arkansans do not want additional government bureaucracy to make it more expensive and harder to receive medical care." That is clearly not the brightest thing you have ever said in a press release. Gil, the point of health care reform is to ensue health care is available to everyone (not just the lucky ones like you and me), remains affordable for all (a rapidly diminishing circumstance) and provides high quality so maybe, just maybe, America won't be something like 38th in lifespan among developed countries. Question- do you accept campaign contributions from health insurance companies with a vested interest in making as much money as possible despite the consequences for the American people?

Gil, I'm holding my breath until you respond.

Gawd. I might have to choose between Gil and Miz Blanche? Put a stiff shot of booze in my Mylanta, Alligatorgar.

You know what is so pathetic? Is how stupid these Dog's and the such think we are. They keep telling us we don't want a Government run health program, but they better not mess with our Medicare! They don't know, we already know, that we have had Government run health for years. Think about it people!!!

The worse thing WE can do BAKER! Is not DO NOTHING AT ALL!!!!!

Reminds me of Krugman the other night on John Stewart. Stewart skewered him on public health care, seizing on Krugman's assertion that military health care was one of the best systems in the country. Stewart pointed out that it was a system operated by the government. Krugman agreed, but said it was more expensive that way, but Vets and war monger, eh, heroes deserved that level of care. More than the average Joe whose rights they defend anyway.

Krugman squirmed.

Gil has to slug his way out of a what? A threesome so far:

Car dealer-Jew baiter,
Christian Identity Colonel

Was there another one?

I have been watching this circus called the Great 2010 Arkansas Senate Hunt for the last few weeks. Seems like the Republicans continue to be in a different era of Arkansas history. Then this guy Trevor Drown shows up as an independent and things really take off. He is running rings around the other eight or so and doing his own thing. I looked at his website he has some promise. Sadly, he is kind of unaware of the way things work. It is not the 10,000 signatures he has to worry about. It is the Arkansas National Guard. I retired out of there and I saw nepotism and favoritism of the first order. We have a Democratic US Senator and a Governor. The Governor appoints the Adjucent General to run the Guard. So it is a political appointment. If and when Drown is percevied as a seious threat, a few words will be made in the right ears and he will be deployed thus ending his entire efforts. Some will argue that won't happen and it is not right. But the reality is the senior leadership of the Guard know which way their bread is buttered and they will come up with every way they can to make sure he is not a threat.