Our Imperial President and His Congressional Court

NewsReal Blog ^ | August 30, 2009 | Karen Northon

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Generally speaking, Americans – as citizens of a representative democracy – are rather like children. At some point in our growth as a nation, we lost all perspective on the matter of what is necessary for our survival, and even for a respectable degree of comfort – as individuals, families and citizens –and how we should go about acquiring these things.

Children have many genuine needs and even more wants, as they're still in the process of learning about and developing their system of values and work ethic. They’re completely dependent upon their caregiver for the provisions necessary to meet both their needs and wants. They are powerless to provide for themselves, and their reaction to such powerlessness is typically limited to tantrums.

CNN’s Lou Dobbs program recently hosted a “Face Off” on the specific issue of a public option in health care reform, pitting Michael Tuffin of America’s Health Insurance Plans against Bruce Raynor of the Service Employees International Union. Raynor makes his case for a public option (aka – government-run option) by suggesting that as the wealthiest nation in the world, we should be able to provide adequate health coverage for all Americans, but this task cannot be entrusted to the private sector. Raynor seems unable to grasp the fact that it was the private sector that made the U.S. the wealthiest nation in the world.

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