What happens when the most ill-conceived, poorly
written, impossibly complex and unworkable law collides with the most feckless,
juvenile, and dimwitted political party ever assembled in the history of Western
Civilization? Come Monday night at midnight, we’re about to find out.
The Affordable Care Act, may be the most ironically
named piece of legislation ever. It’s like writing a bill granting all
committees in Washington the right to hold their meetings in secret and naming
it the Openness and Accountability Act. This bill is so bad, even labor unions
have finally discovered a Democratic Party initiative they don’t like. And yet,
watching the Republican Party’s attempts to beat the thing back has been like
watching reruns of Happy Days…it’s just not funny anymore.
So, looks like the government will shut down. And, can I just say, that I can’t
think of any government ever assembled which deserves to be shut down more than
this one. Nevertheless, this shut down will be universally declared to be the
fault of the Republican Party by our fair and balanced national news media, and
like a broken clock which is right only twice a day, they will finally be
correct about something. The stock market might get beat up for a day or two.
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi will predict immediate death and pestilence, the
President, a man who has been responsible for adding close to 5 trillion
dollars to our national debt, will suddenly become consumed with concern over
our credit rating, and John Boehner will finally cobble together some pathetic
retreat. Then the government will reopen so we can get back to the real
business of America…racking up debt.
But, all is not lost. Yesterday I was able to watch
a great college football game between LSU and Georgia. Classic SEC football.
Except for the odd strategy employed by LSU who decided to suddenly play “prevent
defense” on the winning Georgia drive, this was nearly a flawlessly played game
by both teams. It was almost as much fun to watch as the best game of the year
so far, Alabama vs. Texas A&M from a couple of weeks back. In that one, the
best player in college football took on the best team and the best team won…barely.
Government vs. SEC football
Bumbling Amateurs vs. Excellence
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