SteveB, a commenter at Whiskey Fire:
"With universal health care, you can finally quit your sucky corporate job and pursue your dreams of owning your own business" is absolute political gold.
That's brilliant. Universal health care could unleash a revolutionary wave of entrepreneurship in this country by allowing people to ditch dead-end jobs that offer health insurance and instead start innovative small business which create new jobs, new technologies and new markets.
however
it will also mean a whole bunch of women chained to their marriages will be able to leave.
the right wing pseudochristians are going to fight that as an attack on the family.
Posted by: anna | October 10, 2007 at 05:44 PM
Finally, I'll be able to start a group of performing bloggers that juggle chainsaws in bear cages while simultaneously blogging about it...on a burning computer! We'll do kids birthday parties at first, and then move on to circuses and state fairs.
I've always wanted to do it, but I could never find anyone to insure us.
On a serious note, this is actually a really good point. I know a lot of recent college grads who got sucked into shitty corporate jobs because they needed health insurance. It would be nice if workers could evaluate between potential opportunities without the oppressive spector of health-related bankruptcy.
Posted by: DrexelDem | October 10, 2007 at 06:28 PM
I nominate Brendan for a QOTD:If Michelle Malkin showed up on my doorstep, I would excuse myself only long enough to get my baseball bat, and then it would be a case of “who can run faster”.Picturing Brendan running through West Philly chasing Michele Malkin with a baseball bat...it just warms my heart!
Disclaimer: I'm not endorsing violence against anybody, even someone as odious as Malkin.
Posted by: DrexelDem | October 10, 2007 at 06:32 PM
Picture Malkin in West Philly, period.
Posted by: Mithras | October 11, 2007 at 10:34 AM