The American Political Handbook: healthcare reform

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Twas the night before HCR, and all in the language,
Every dealmaker was dealing, even unto outrage,
Pork stockings were hung from the fasci with great care,
In hopes that OSanta would soon be there.

The pundits weren't all nestled in Snuggies nor in their beds,
With visions of plum projects in their heads,
With Obama on twitter and Blackberry and spending cap,
Had just raised the deficit for a long session nap.

When out in the media there arose a big wind,
I sprang from the mike to see what came in,
Away to the CPU I rebooted my HCR site,
Enabled the cookies and loaded a byte.

The moon shone on the piles of snow,
And gave the shine of HCR on Wolf’s show.
When before my web cam what appears,
To be a mini-limo and 8 tiny beltwayers.

With a hopeful driver, so lively and wary,
I knew in a flash it must be St. Barry.
Faster than 24/7, his voters then came,
And he texted and orated and called them by name.

On Biden, on Boxer, On Byrd, on Baucus
On Nancy, on Alan, On Reid, on DNC Caucus,
(And Dodd…),
To the top of the hill, the top of the hall,
Now speak away, speak away all!

As old bills that before the media flew,
When they meet GOPers, to the rotunda they hew.
To the top of the House (and Senate) they flew,
With a bill of Reform and OSanta, too.

Then in a soundbite, I heard on the tube,
Hemming and hawing, from each little rube.
As I drew back from my tube clicking seek,
On came OSanta, ready to speak.

He looked really tall, as he waved at them all,
And his jaw was aligned with lip and jowl,
A big bag of health care, he had flung to his back,
The GOPers all saw this and all went ack!

His eyes looked all twinkly and merry,
His face like a rosegarden and blooming in cherry,
His droll little chin tightened like doctrine,
And the gape of his mouth roared like a lion.

The tip of a Kool fell from his teeth,
As smoke irked the GOPers wreath.
He with broad face and a flat, healthy belly,
Ticked them off when he laughed at them like a face full of jelly.

He was skinny, and straight as a line,
Of rope when the GOP saw him this time.
One wink of his glad eye and turning his head,
We all knew of nothing to dread.

He spoke no words, applauding this grand work,
And filled all the homes and turned to a jerk,
And pointing his finger at the GOP's nose,
Said ‘Gotcha’ and up the House he rose!

He sprang to his limo, to his team with a wave,
In thanks for the work and bills that they gave.
We heard him call as they flew on the shockwave,
Merry healthcare to all, and to all good health!

(Please note: At this writing, the US Senate is scheduled to vote on Health Care Reform 2009 on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009, being half the inspiration for this poem. The other half - of course - being 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' attributed mainly to Clement Clarke Moore, but also to Henry Livingston Jr.. No we don't work for Roland Burris...). Link to the 'original text'.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday to all!

P.S. Our editors believe that they have been offered a free ticket to Europe by one of our tweeters. Very generous. Gee...maybe we can meet them halfway there! #NoBribesPlease.

You see, the reason we've decided to go on the defensive against Rupert Murdoch's "Internet-pay initiative" is that basically it goes against the Common Good. For example, Mr. Murdoch has signalled that you will have to pay his admittedly Right Wing-ideologue news and webcasts and other media for reading, viewing and use of the same. That seems unfair, when reading today's news we found the following information: Lead-based Consumer Paint Remains A Global Public Health Threat and Marine Pest Species Costing Billions In Damage To Fisheries, Coastal Communities And Infrastructure Are Spreading. Do you really think that you have to pay Mr. Murdoch (whose compensation is already around $ 30,000,000/year) and Fox News Corporation to read such vital and important information?

We think this is the beginning-of-the-end for huge, monopolistic media and corporations that have decided to charge us and you, the public, private monies for vital public information in regards to your health, your money, your well-being and your existence. This goes against any of the concepts that we feel are familiar to those in a democracy. Democratic thought-processes have trained us to think that we have a Right-to-Know (RTK). Of course, we are expanding on the original concept that the public has a right to know of any potential chemical hazards that are in our backyards, our homes and our neighborhoods. You already have a government right to know that much.

Mr. Murdoch and Fox have been given the right to make huge monopolies and media corporations. Now he has decided we should have to pay for the privilege to have access to that monopoly's news and media and output. Some of this is justifiable. Artistic and copyrighted works are protected under law. But, the reading and viewing of RTK material is our right and a right that we should not have to pay for. Yes, we know, this is "loophole, loopy" politics. It is also a wedge to win back your right to information that is rightfully yours. Mr. Murdoch, if successful, will have you paying money, cash and so on for that right - or at least part of it.

If this course of action cannot be undone, we at least think that Fox Corporation should be legally required to provide free, public information vital under the RTK concept. He/they have already been paid for this by being given the right to form excessively large and controlling monopolies. We suggest that if this course of action is taken, some violation of the public trust will have occurred and will continue to occur under these circumstances. The other "news" - Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Bill O'Reilly and the rest - you can pay for - because its not necessary and not covered under any concept of RTK. Of course, this should create a large-type bureaucratic mess that will require Fox News or some agency appointed to oversee them and regulate which news and information can and cannot be free. That will, of course, create a giant headache for Fox and Mr. Murdoch. That's OK, as we've said, they've already been given the privilege of creating this huge monopoly which may prove to be their own Frankenstein's monster. On the plus side, a new huge bureaucracy which decides which news and information has to be paid and which has to be free will create innumerable jobs. Which will ultimately be good for the economy. Hurrah!

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