Rudy Guiliani seems to be on an endless quest to show what a gigantic jerk he is. The other day he wilted in the face of some basic questions from Soledad O'Brien. He topped that yesterday though, with this (via ABL at Balloon Juice):
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says that if President Barack Obama’s health care reform law is going to force insurance companies to cover contraception then “it’s only fair” that men are provided with pills to treat erectile dysfunction
“If you cover condoms, you should cover Viagra. It’s only fair.”
Um, excuse me, Mr. Noun, Verb and 9/11, Viagra is already covered (including by many Catholic Institutions) and has been since 1998, when it became available.
Rudy Giuliani, the Emily Littella of Republicans:
Rudy: What's all this fuss about health insurance covering birth control? Why, I say if health insurance covers condoms and IUD's it should cover Viagra. It's only fair. Why should the womenfolk have all the advantages in healthcare, I ask you? If my premiums are going to cover sponges and the pill, gosh darn it, they should also cover boner pills. Why this whole thing makes me so angry . . . .
Aide (whispering in his ear): Uh, Mr. Mayor, Viagra (and Cialis) are already covered.
Rudy: Oh . . . Never mind.