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I’ve been laying off Fred Morse for the better part of year mostly because he makes it too easy.  Fred is Merrimack’s token socialist wordsmith.  Fred writes letters to the editor (of every paper on God’s still-barely--green earth--evil oil, EVIL!) as often as the editors will let him.  While I commend him on his efforts and his diligence, and respect and protect his right to his opinion, he needs a new schtick.  

In today’s Union leader it’s the standard two-for one sale as Fred again blames George Bush and "Tax cuts for the rich" to resistance to Health care reform, and more specifically “health Care for the Children.”  Ah yes.  It’s all about the children. 

He wonders “what kind of miserable people are we American’s becoming?” 

His lament bemoans our apparent selfishness as we continue to let the rich keep any portion of their own hard earned money while kids are sick with N1H1 "who can’t get care" becasue we haven't rushed through Obamacare.  About how we don't want our own tax dollars used to pay for other peoples health care either.   How dare we all stand around making our own money?   I guess he wants the “Bush Tax Cuts” Repealed now.  Good thinking Fred.  Of course it’s not even relevant.  Fred leaves all the real facts out. 

The kiddies have insurance because fearless leader (Herr Obama) signed the SCHIP reauthorization (HR2) on February 4^th2009, giving children (including those with insurance), complete government funded health care.  Families with incomes of 66K/year (and sometimes more) are already enjoying a form of Obamacare.  For those counting that’s almost 30% above the mean national income making SCHIP about covering more than the so-called needy children and pregnant women the program was developed for.  Illegal immigrants are now covered by SCHIP.   Kids up to age 18 are covered by SCHIP.  There’s no lines no waiting.  It’s the drive-thru version with an additional 32 billion in funding.  How's it working out?  According to Fred, not so good.

And to pay for that (see congressional pay-as-you-go canard) Mr. Obama and congress broke a promise just 2 weeks into the new world order by adding a 0.62/per pack cigarette tax and increasing the taxes on all other tobacco products—most frequently used by people who make 66K/per year or less.  They paid for it by taxing the middle class. 

No mention of any of that from Fred Morse.  Not surprising.   

Of course we are also meant to ignore the fact that Mr. Obama and Kathleen Sebelius had this N1H1 vaccine thing all covered back when there was still snow on the ground and the crisis they were manufacturing—apparently way more crisis than vaccine—was still young like Mr. Morse’ poor uninsured Dickensian Flu victims.   We were told to applaud such pro activeness and await the glory of relief before the next Flu season was upon us.  That, and look, another 32 billion for SCHIP; seemed like a positive sign that the "miserable people" had turned over a new leaf with the new leaf turner up there in the White House.

But it was not to be.  The vaccine, alas, did not arrive through no fault of George Bush or rich people.  But Fred, like most liberals who are whining about how most American's disagree with him, continue to omit or ignore relevant facts in the course of their weeping screeds about the hate and (wealth) that continues to exist in this country. 

Fred's image of Flu stricken children is an illusion.  These Children are already covered by the very government health care he want's you to have.    And they are arguably only sick because Mr. Obama’s team--the people who would be running your health care if Fred Morse had his way--screwed it all up.

But all Fred can think about is how those rich bastards and that damn George Bush are keeping us from socializing everyone’s medicine when it is obvious that what he wants is responsible for the very failure he invokes to justify his cause.

Nice Job Fred.  Socilaized medice still doesn't work.  Thanks for pointing that out.