Health Care.

I can barely tolerate to watch anything having to do with politics anymore, but without getting into a rant about that, let me just quote an objection to health care reform from Eric Cantor, (R) Virginia:

"[Our objection] does have to do with our fear that if you say that Washington can be the one to define essential health benefits, there may be a problem with that...if we assume that Washington could do that, could really take the place of every American and decide what is most essential--what would be the consequence?"

What would be the consequence?! You mean, what would be the consequence of letting our elected officials decide what is best for our nation? What would be the consequence of letting our government work the way it was designed to work? Isn't that what we elect our government for? To take the place of every American and decide on our behalf what is best for the nation? Seems to me the consequence would be that we'd have what we were supposed to have in the first place. Government actually representing the people.

Arg. We should dismiss our elected officials and start over. If you've ever served as a politician, you're out. I don't know that there's any way that a majority of our political system is not run by people trying to keep their job, play on irrational fears, or soak up lobbyist campaign donations. Lord knows if I was trying to keep my job, I'd be doing the same things.