What Obama and the democrats don't want to talk about is the $500,000,000,000 cut in Medicare that is at the core of the creative fiscal gymnastics they are manipulating to "cook the books" and make the cost look palatable. Their goal is to spread the wealth and health care to constituencies, including unions, who they hope will keep them in power. I ask..."At whose expense?"

Imagine, the elderly on Medicare, the people who arguably need health services the most, losing $500 billion dollars from their current level of service. Suddenly health audits that would preclude treatments for taxpayers of a certain age and/or illness would be excluded from coverage, the concept of "death squads" aka government bureaucrats making decisions about who lives and who dies becomes more believable. All in the name of efficiency. Gee K., do you think politics, you know the phone call from an incumbent to a health care bureaucrat seeking a little favor might find its way and factor into the mix? Could a little contribution insure favorable attention? Nahhh.....but, maybe in Chicago. Obama and his administration could get a real double bang for the spread the wealth and health buck by the early demise of the elderly through the denial of health care options. He would also be relieving stress on Social Security by reducing obligation.....through....you know.... the dearly departed.

I'm sure there may be even fourth and fifth halves to the equation. Wait a minute something doesn't add up.

When in one of my darker moods....I have made the case that Obama and his minions are shooting for, in your words "think Greece". I assure you a compelling case for the sinister, deliberate and calculated bankrupting of America in the name of change is very arguable. Who benefits from this scenario? Ask where ALL the power would go. Yup.....the government. Wow....some change. Better left for another thread.

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.

Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

....and so goes America

Cabo