The Savage Arithmetic of the Pre-Existing Condition

[Martin Eden]

21. Universal Health Care = FREEDOM

That should be the simple, straightforward, true message in this election.

Brainwashed teabag idiots protest "Obamacare" as an infringement on their "freedom" but the hard truth of the matter is that millions of Americans dare not leave their jobs to advance their careers or start their own business because if they lose their current health insurance they can be financially ruined and die prematurely.

The Affordable Care Act is far from the best solution, but it was perhaps the best Congress could pass at the time and it's a big improvement. If the SCOTUS kills it the optimist in me sees an opportunity to take a big step towards Single Payer, but that requires a major advance in public perception and acceptance. A great deal of political heavy lifting must be done by this president and his party that to my eyes have been incremental, cautious, and to some degree owned by the big money interests that finance political campaigns.

We live in interesting times, but that detached observation fails to convey the gravity of what's at stake here -- the lives of millions of good people, and the soul of our nation.