Am I the only one who finds this disturbing?

From President Obama's interview today on CBS, pushing Health Care Reform:

"'I think the best way to fund it is for people like myself, who
have been very lucky and are in the top -- not just 1 percent, but top
half percent -- of the income ladder to pay a little bit more,' Mr.
Obama said.

"Lucky," Mr. President? LUCKY?!

This is the core of the Health Care debate, and so many others. Those
of us who have spent within our means, studied hard, avoided costly
habits, gone to work when we didn't feel like it, and rebutted the
temptation to run up huge debts are "LUCKY?"

You can cut-and-paste anything into "Health Care" above and it applies
in modern political discussion. Those of us who can (barely) afford
health care and other things are "lucky," We just woke up one morning
and found a way to pay the bills. To thank us for our frugality, our
Commander-In-Chief is ordering us to pay more for those who in many
cases made piss-poor life decisions.

I am doing everything in my power not to scream at this line of
thinking. This is NOT why government exists.

I need a beer.

More mindless musings...

From the "No Shit!" file.

"House Ways and Means Committee members are likely to propose a surtax on high-income Americans to help pay for an overhaul of the health-care system, according to people familiar with the plan."

The latest God-complex from Obama

ABC News reported that a senior White House official said the urgency of extending the expiring U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty "might mean temporarily bypassing the Senate's constitutional role in ratifying treaties."

Is it just me?

I'm no major Sarah Palin fan, but I have to admit I'm having trouble figuring out the vitriol being spewed in her direction. Hey, lefties---she's damaged goods, OK! She's not going to be President. Lighten up!

Broadcast News

The F.C.C. is being asked to ban the term "midget" from the public airwaves. Expect the vote to come up a little short. Obviously this issue dwarfs all other concerns. Midget.

Good luck with that

The President of the University of Florida wants to cut the number of places alcohol is sold at the annual football game against Georgia in Jacksonville. In other news, North Carolina's legislature is proposing trimming the number of barbeque outlets in the state by 50% and West Virginia is pushing a ban on the sale of false teeth.