Rand Paul: Obamacare authors have ‘really small brains’

Washington Times ^ | Aug 13, 2013 | By Tom Howell, Jr.

[Jim Robinson]

Sen. Rand Paul outlined his fears about President Obama’s health care law on “The Daily Show” late Monday, arguing “dinosaur syndrome” has prevented well-intentioned authors of the law from crafting effective reforms.

“I’m afraid it’s going to be unaffordable and that’s the real problem,” the Kentucky Republican told John Oliver, interim host of “The Daily Show” in Jon Stewart’s absence. “I’m afraid that everyone will pay a lot more for insurance. And I think precisely the people it was intended to help it may well hurt, because they may not be able to afford it.”

Mr. Paul, a potential presidential contender in 2016, said Mr. Obama mandated insurance providers to cover so many things that costs will inevitably rise. While the authors of the law might have had good intentions, he said, the law will have negative consequences.

“I call it the dinosaur syndrome,” Mr. Paul said. “We have a lot of politicians who have really small brains and really big hearts. And they want to do what’s right, but I don’t think it’s going to work.”

Mr. Paul had a little fun with the temporary host, noting they have “special coverage for mental illnesses” in Mr. Oliver’s home country of Great Britain.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“Now, as to your point, as a doc. they have EVERY right to be to protective. EVERYTHING gov’t does in their area costs them more $$ and time (medicare keeps reducing % payed, if they pay @ all, now THIS?).”

I agree with your comment, but it is very difficult to make a stand against diminishing reimbursement when society has been conditioned by the popular class warfare liberal theme of putting blame on ‘those rich doctors’.

[i_robot73]

There is nothing difficult about standing up to what is right.

I’d suffer the longest injury to stand with those doctors that refuse to be enslaved, and walk away. I would even be willing to die to know that the system correction might be in play, finally.

Let them blame the ‘rich’ or the doctors. Uncle sugar will not be able to supply the leeches with their ‘free’ healthcare once the brain drain is done.

Those with the means or capability will learn to (again) be self-reliant/barter/trade. Those who do not can wither away. It is long past time to shrug, but I am hopeful it will happen sooner than later.