Over the past year Democrats have been engaged in a Don Quixote-esque attempt to reform health care in this country. This effort has been stymied at every possible turn, proudly, some would say proud to the point of obscene arrogance, by conservatives. They have laid out their counterarguments strategically, and like any well designed work of science-fiction, their claims have been at the same time fantastic, marginally plausible when only viewed superficially, and an engaging look into the minds of its authors. Unfortunately, 45,000 people a year still die from lack of health care. Good science fiction may be compelling, but it seldom saves people’s lives. So this begs the question, why? Where is the compassion from the right? Is there any? We’ve looked at the minds of the GOP, but what of their hearts? This week on The Benjamin Phillips Show we take a look and see what we can find out. Also, what is up with the weird slavery references? We take a listen to some recent comments and try not to vomit.
A nice wonky bit of business describing how the Health Care Summit worked out. Very nicely done. Admirable, selfless work. But really, let's be honest, meaningless.
The republican party, or the party of OH HELL NO, has become a massive obstacle to political progress, simply by going limp and forcing democrats to drag them around all over Washington like dead, bloated, bodies. But what of their base? What kind of person gets off on this sort of lame ass obstructionism? What must they think of the president, and of his supporters, to condone the sort of disgusting sludge the GOP and their flying monkeys in the right wing media pump into the debate? Do they actually believe this stuff? We’ll take a look.
And what have our favorite Conservative wind bags been up to? I’m sure they have been principled, and with a laser focus on the best interests of the American People. Surely they aren’t just running around like looters doing crazy shit for short term political posturing. I guess we’ll find out.
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In the wake of a weirdly devastating loss to GOP Sex Kitten Scott Brown in the race to fill Ted Kennedy’s senate seat, ending the pretend super majority that has been a ridiculous exercise in group delusion since the 2008 elections wrapped up, my beloved liberals were sent reeling. How could this have happened, we said to ourselves? Could it be because we’ve been complete pussies for more than a year? Then they cried, and whined, and found a way to behave like even bigger pussies. Is there anyone in this party who will take these people on? Someone who can sit both sides down and remind them that they are legislators, and not insolent children? Is there anyone who can play Rocky to the Right’s Apollo Creed? There may be. And his name is Barack Obama.
