Waterloo Lies
Back in July, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint bragged about Republican plans to “break” Obama. How? By killing health care reform, turning health care into Obama’s “Waterloo.”
So it’s no surprise that the President’s foes are wielding the Big Lie in their non-stop efforts to block reform. Or that their lies target the elderly, scaring them into thinking Democrats intend to mandate elder-euthanasia.
This brings me to my latest limerick, Waterloo Lies:
Waterloo Lies
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The GOP’s spreading big lies
To ensure that our health reform dies:
“The bill will kill gran —
Shorten seniors’ life span.”
Their goal? Cut Barack down to size.
Update: Check out the interesting and informative Health Wonk Review.
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Tags: Big Lie, Elderly, Euthanasia, Health Care, Insurance Reform, Jim DeMint, Obama, Reform, Republicans Humor, Scare Tactics, South Carolina, Waterloo
The GOP has not the truth
They resent Obama’s dark skin and youth
“If Jesus was here
Would He have a beer?”
They think that compassion’s uncouth
And now, since some of their lies are, at long last, beginning to be debunked, they’ve turned to simply hiring people to shout down any attempt to seriously discuss the issue. I think the tactic will eventually backfire — but that may be too little, too late. They’re stalling until they can buy or bully just a few more Senators to deliver the pro-corporate “reform” package they want.
‘Tis not to the smart, or the fast,
That the race goes — that’s all in the past.
With arguments mustered,
You’ll only get flustered;
It’s who shouts the loudest, and last.
Thanks, Pat and Steve!