Seriously, dude. Where’s my government-subsidized healthcare? I want it. Like, right now.
Newly minted Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md), defeated his Democratic opponent by railing against Obamacare and championing the brilliant idea that is Republikanz 4 Repealin’ Healthkare.
Guess what Congressman Harris wanted to know after he showed up on Capitol Hill today, attended orientation, registered for class, got his Trapper Keeper, and went to his first period class?
“How come it takes so long for me to get my government-subsidized heaaalth insuuuurance! I want it now! NOW NOW NOW.”
From Talking Points Memo:
Harris created a stir at the orientation meeting by demanding to know why he had to wait a month after he was sworn in in January for his government-subsidized health care to kick in. After responding in a huff, he even asked if there was some way he could buy into the government care in advance, seemingly thinking there might be a government program similar to the so-called ‘public option’ championed by progressive Democrats in 2009.
According to an unnamed congressional staffer quoted by Thrush, Harris stood up at the meeting “and asked the two ladies who were answering questions why it had to take so long, what he would do without 28 days of health care.”
So, yeah. That happened.
After spending his campaign screaming that healthcare shouldn’t be a new government entitlement, Andy Harris wants his new government entitlement because great googly moogly! — he can’t be expected to go a full month without health insurance!
And he’s right! No one should be expected to go a month, or a year, or a lifetime without affordable (or free!) health insurance.
Right?
No? Ok then.
I could rant all damn day about healthcare and how fucked our system is. I know from personal experience how fucked it is. I had to go on medical leave this year because the stress from, among other things, trying to get my brain shit sorted with my health insurance company was too much for me to bear. I literally couldn’t get out of bed, much less go to work or, you know, wrangle with my health insurance company about the extent of my coverage and whether or not I could go see a proper specialist. It sucked. Actually, “sucked” doesn’t come close to describing it. And I have health insurance. So I can’t imagine what it’s like for folks who don’t have health insurance, and are resigned to going to clinics that make you sign away all your rights before they’ll treat you.
So there you have it. Maryland’s new Congressman, Andy Harris.
Let’s give the boy a hand.
[cross-posted here at Balloon Juice.]
I have the back of my hand for the boy… and a boy he is for throwing a tantrum and shaking his tiny fist at those who would deny his health care for a full thirty days. Don’t those bureaucrats know who he is?!
Those of us who have been without health care for years and have to beg various clinics to PLEASE refill our prescriptions because we don’t have a family physician certainly understand how terrified he might feel, what with not having coverage for a few weeks. The fuckhead.
it’s fucking outrageous.
BUT why would he want the crappy health care plan forced up on the peons, when as a member of the elite ruling class he will now be entitled to the fully loaded Cadillac plan that the taxpayers will foot the bill for for the rest of his life…..Shame on you Andy Harris…..Sounds like you just imposed your own term limit !!!!
Pathetic. Typical of the new generation. Ironically, the Dems are the masters of entitlement. When will the children of “baby boomers” stop whining about what they don’t have?? Healthcare can be significantly improved with a little descretion. Like, put down the twinkie already, drink more water and raise your heart rate by playing outside with your kids instead of that computer on your couch.
you should look up “irony.” i do not think it means what you think it means.
There are many forms of irony…
BAH HAHHAHAHA! Seriously. Geez.
Those forms are as follows: Verbal, dramatic, situational. I don’t think any of them explain your lack of awareness of the subject of the post you were commenting on.
YOU were being unintentionally ironic when you said that it was “ironic that democrats are the masters of entitlement,” but the person who was acting all entitled was actually a republican.
In reality, it was ironic that the man who had campaigned so hard against subsidized health care was then fighting very hard to receive HIS subsidized health care.
Let me clarify my statement. It’s ironic that a Republican would act in a manner typical of a Democrat.
Can someone just hack off the eastern shore (and Delaware) and send them out to sea?
Do you know what makes this even worse? (Yes, it gets better (or worse, depending on how you look at it)) This guy is a doctor.
well just make sure you get out before operation float the eastern shore to sea!
I just meant Eastern Shore Maryland. (You know, that limp penis part hanging off the back of Maryland that is partially (well, mostly) connected to Delaware.) That’s his district… the limp penis part.