The Latest from the Conniving Weasel

posted at 11:09 am on March 17, 2010 by Howard Portnoy
[ Healthcare ]   

It takes one to know one—a weasel, that is. And there is no more conniving weasel than Barack Obama. Perhaps the fault of not recognizing Obama for the slimy creature he is belongs to the American electorate, who refused to look before they leapt. He did after promise to change the way business was transacted in Washington. It was up to the discerning voter to understand that coming out of the Chicago political machine, what Obama meant was that political wheeling and dealing would become infinitely more devious, indescribably shadier.

He meant that when an arm needed to be twisted, he would take the owner of the arm for a ride on the fancy airplane that is on loan to him. (He does understand, I hope, that once the electorate drums him out of office he doesn’t get to keep Air Force One. Remember, this cretin did have the word President embroidered into his seat on the plane he used during the 2008 campaign.)

The arm that needed twisting belonged to a fellow weasel, in stature as well as in statesmanship, Dennis Kucinich, who according to today’s New York Times will change his vote on the health care proposal before the House to aye. “I’ve decided to cast a vote in favor of the legislation,” Kucinich is quoted as saying, “and, man, is that one snazzy aeroplane the president got himself there!” (No, he didn’t actually say that last part. He kept it to himself.)

Kucinich reportedly added, “If my vote is to be counted, let it count now for passage of the bill, hopefully in the direction of comprehensive health care reform.” Those are some important words—if it is to be counted. The collection of liars and losers that currently make up the majority party in Congress hasn’t decided which unethical tactic they’ll use to ram a hugely unpopular piece of legislation down Americans’ throats. They won’t need Kucinich’s vote if they resort to the Slaughter rule.

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