Health Care Reform Bill Passed by Congress Last Night & the Sun Still Rose This Morning...

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..and the sky didn't fall!  I am sooo amazed.  The initial health care reform bill had passed both houses of Congress and will be signed by the President. If nothing else Insurance companies can't go back and deny you a knee replacement because you fell off your bike and got a boo-boo when you were 8 years old.

I'm not too worried about the insurance companies - with 35 million more insurance policies to write - you can bet they won't be losing money on the deal. They never do.

Bart Stupak called 'baby killer' on House floor

But the final passage didn't come without some additional nuttfuckery not only from the Teabaggers but within the halls of Congress as well.  When Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) a staunch anti-abortion advocate finally agreed that the Executive Order promised by President Obama was sufficient protection that federal funds wouldn't be used to pay for abortions one of the Republicans shouted out "Baby Killer" as he explained his reasoning.  So glad those Republicans are engaging in the same type fo civilized discourse that their surrogates the Teabaggers had been responsible for all weekend.

For some reason, though, no one wants to own up to who it was. I can't understand why.

From Think Progress:
GOP lawmaker shrieks ‘baby killer’ at pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak.

Congressional Representative Calls for Health Care Dissenters to Secede from the Nation.

And at least one Republican thinks he knows how to deal with this problem.

Rep. Steve King floats secession as possible response to health care reform.

Rep King (R-IA) said that secession should be considered.

Bu-bye - Mr. King - don't let the door hit you on the way out!
In fact, I'll pay for a one-way ticket to anywhere on planet earth as long as you promise to go and never come back. Ok?

 

Comments

The jokes write themselves.

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IOWA leaving the union?! XD

Protip, Congressman King without a crown, Texas & Alaska wouldn't do too damn well as nations and they at least offered petroleum. There are PLENTY of other states that can pick up the corn and pork slack, thank you very much.

Re: The jokes write themselves.

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No kidding. Yeah Iowa. A little land-locked there, don't you think. Guess they'll have to have an airlift they they did for Berlin.

And you know what the Republican party talking heads said about the racist remarks - that it shows that we are living in a post-racial society. Uh, don't think so. Funny, they didn't say anything about the gay slurs.