Ok, What the fuck is this??
The controversy over Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's shouting out "You Lie!" at the President over his claim that illegal immigrants wouldn't benefit from health-care reform apparently sparked some reconsideration of the relevant language. "We really thought we'd resolved this question of people who are here illegally, but as we reflected on the President's speech last night we wanted to go back and drill down again," said Senator Kent Conrad, one of the Democrats in the talks after a meeting Thursday morning. Baucus later that afternoon said the group would put in a proof of citizenship requirement to participate in the new health exchange — a move likely to inflame the left.
http://www.politico.com/...
Seriously. Let's leave HCR to one side here.
One nutjob calls the POTUS a LIAR on National TV, and Dem Senators respond by MAKING SICK POOR PEOPLE JUMP THROUGH HOOPS????
What the fuck is this? I mean What the Fuck?
This is how you make policy in the USA?? You call the President a liar and his party hacks a chunk of flesh out of the most vulnerable in society to keep him happy?
Our senators basically say, "geez, Joe had a point"
Sorry about shouting, but WHAT THE FUCK???
I don't care what bill this is - we DO NOT reward this kind of behaviour. We just don't. And we especially don't throw people under a bus to satisfy a screamer, I don't care what country you live in.
I've said before, I'm not American, but if I was, I'd be ready to march on DC over this.
Am I over-reacting????
(I searched for threads on this - haven't found any, but I can't believe nobody else has seen this)