No Crisis Here

As the venerable Tennessee Paul points out and to which I had previously mistakenly placed on him – there is no health care crisis.   My apologies for placing the term “crisis” on him.  As for who that straw man needs be pushed back on it is the Democrats and the Republicans.  Recently one of the co-sponsors of the Republican’s lack-luster counter proposition to the Democrats health reform, Rep. Paul Ryan stated the following:

“Both parties need to step up to the plate with specific solutions to our nation’s health care crisis.”

If the Republican’s want to take true leadership of this country they need to point the crisis at government spending and the huge off books debt of Medicare and the costs of Medicaid forced onto the states as well.  We have the best doctors in the world in nearly every category.  Therefore, it is a plain fact that their is absolutely NO health care crisis.  The crisis is to much power centered in Washington D.C. of which is now of course (as power does) being corrupted and abused.

As for addressing the cancellation of Medicare/caid, a cancellation is simply a ceasing of action or bringing to an end something.  I did not address the means or methods of this end.   However, I do stand by the point that I believe that Medicare/caid has to be ended or canceled and as Tennessee Paul states, “The details of the order are open for discussion.”   I haven’t really looked into the details of methodologies for canceling Medicare although I’ve heard some suggestions of voucherized programs to begin weening American’s off of government payer health insurance/care, I’m sure there are other suggestions of merit.   Again, as I stated in the previous posts I’m not the technocrat for those types of plans.

Finally Tennessee Paul states,

The opposition intends to oppose with the goal of regaining leadership. Rarely does it offer a logical counter solution. Perhaps it is time to lobby our congressmen to unite on an alternative solution that Americans truly do want.

This is more to my point.  We need to be holding the oppositions party’s feet to the FIRE, which I don’t see happening.   By saying there is no debate on health care, there is no health care crisis, and the real problem is Medicare/caid one is forced to keep both parties honest.  Something CNN doesn’t do for the Democrats and something Fox doesn’t do for the Republicans; and for that matter I don’t see much of anywhere.  I see either attacks on the Democrats or support for Republicans.  To me neither side is addressing the real issues; but it’s not any surprise when the Democrats present a socialized medicine unified front what is to be surprising about that.  Why attack jackasses for being jackasses? What did people expect when they voted the Democrats into power?  America is getting what it want’s.  I believe that socialized medicine should pass.  We are no longer a Republic and under the rules of Democracy people should be allowed to vote themselves the Treasury as they wish and as they have done.

What is a surprise is when the Republican’s say, “We must fix the health care crisis.”  Or when conservatives fail to address the anathema of entitlements.  At this point Republican’s have nothing to lose.  They can’t lose power they don’t have any!  They could individually lose their jobs, but if that is their concern then they deserve to lose them.  The Democrats are leading not the Republicans.  And if the Republican’s want my vote again they will need to become leaders.  It’s not happening though.  When election season comes around my question for the Republican candidates will be what was your proposal for health care reform during the debate.  Did you call it a crisis? Did you address the entitlement programs? What was your counter proposal to the Democrats proposal.  If their answer is…nothing.  Then that is the type of leader we can anticipate them being and those individuals will not have my vote.    Why vote for a Republican that acts like a jackass?  I thought this election would wake up the Republican party so far it hasn’t and I’m rather preturbed.