Representative Shadegg:

I wish this was my granddaughter," Shadegg said. "This is Maddie. Maddie believes in freedom. Maddie likes America because we have freedom here. And Maddie believes in patient choice health care. She asked to come here today to say she doesn't want the government to take over health care. She wants to keep her plan."

The chamber was either a bit freaked out or slightly humored. It was difficult to say.

"Mr. Speaker that was a remarkable child and a great ventriloquist," responded Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).

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Shortly thereafter, Representative John Boner brought his raccoon up to the dais:

Mr. Speaker, this is somebody's grandson; not my grandson. But this raccoon, sure as I am standing here today in the never ending fight for truth, justice and the American way,  had a mother and a father. The  raccoon's parents had their own parents. And, therefore, this raccoon is somebody's grandson.

 

Now political correctness will not allow me to refer to these critters as 'coons' anymore, but suffice it to say that they are really not the masked bandits as they were once portrayed. I will just refer to him as Rush, the magic raccoon.

 

Now Rush was born free in the forest. Rush was free from government interference and you can see that ole Rush is healthy, as healthy as a raccoon can ever be. Rush is free to see any vet his heart desires.

 

Of course he has to work hard and save up enough acorns--oops wrong word in this context--enough eggs to feed himself and his family.  But Rush is free to visit that vet of choice and they can work out the details of payment. It is up to them. Not you or me or the govement.

 

I am so sick of all of this I could puke. Rush knows that he has to keep up his health, he cannot get too fat, he is not allowed to be come lazy. He cannot feign 'mental' debilitation.

 

Rush here is THE TRUE AMERICAN.

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I watched CSPAN this morning. A caller quoted some repub as saying that the Health Care Bill throws the baby out with the bathwater.

Shaking, the caller noted that he was one of the 47 million uninsured in this country and that he did not like to be referred to

AS BATHWATER.