Potourri

Greetings.

Friday morning I took what is hopefully the last math final I will ever have to take. I'm not really doing anything for spring break, except for recording. BTW, the first two tracks of the Kimara re-recording are done. I hope to get the rest of them done this next week.

I am officially going to see Iron Maiden in June. This will be my second time seeing them live, and because they are one of my two all-time favorite bands, I am pretty excited to see them again. See this post for a review of the last show.

I got an e-mail from the "honorable" congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers the other day with a subject line that read "Why I'll Be Voting No on the Health Care Bill." It had a video of her repeating every right-wing talking point about health care and it really just pissed me off. So - for no other reason than to make myself feel better - I decided to send a reply. Here is what I wrote:

Dear Congresswoman McMorris-Rodgers (or junior staffer who receives this e-mail),

FYI: This is why I'll be voting for someone else in 2012 - and telling everyone I know at every opportunity I have to do the same.

Your "market based solutions" have already been tried and haven't worked so far. Competition across state lines won't do any good - I used to sell health insurance in many different states and the premiums are terrible no matter where you go. Insurance companies have been trying to "promote healthy lifestyles" and decrease utilization for years and premiums continue to skyrocket.

The current bill is not perfect, but it's certainly better than doing nothing - and it infuriates me when the Republicans take advantage of the general public's lack of knowledge when confronted about their inability to form real solutions by mentioning these "solutions" that are really nothing more than what the insurance industry has been trying for years. You prove time and time again that you are nothing more than a Republican lackey towing the party line and grasping at every sound bite and talking point that comes along. At least if you could come up with your own talking point, I might have a little more respect for you, but you can't even do that. I can't wait for the opportunity to work to replace you.

Very sincerely yours,

The Reverend Humpy.

Well, that's about all I have for today.

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