Healthcare

Bring On the Crazy Talk

Now that healthcare reform is passed, the Republican crazy talk will amplify far beyond previous levels.

There's the "repeal it" crowd which evidently wants to tell seniors that they'll have to go without their medication while their Republican Medicare Part-D coverage takes a break to clear brush and chase armadilla's. Whichever way you slice the repeal argument, it's a laughable strategy requiring a total takeover of both the White House and Congress.

Then there's the various state attorneys general who are challenging the law as unconstitutional even though there's nothing unconstitutional about it.

And finally, there's Tucker Carlson's wingnut rag The Daily Caller which is telling its readers that IRS agents in riot gear will be invading suburbia and arresting anyone who doesn't buy health insurance. I'm not making this up. Go look.

And the crazy Republican amendment process in the Senate hasn't even started. I fully expect a Republican amendment like: "Don't slaughter baby orangutans for their meat!" Then when the Democrats vote against it in order to move the reconciliation bill to a vote, the Republicans will spend the next six months screaming about how the Democrats want to eat baby orangutans.

Get ready for Republican Crazy Mach II.