Dumbest Fucking Thing I've Ever Heard (Feb. 17, 2006 edition)

When you go buy a car you're able to shop and compare," says President Bush. "And yet in health care that's just not happening in America today."

Yes, that's the problem with health care. Nobody's walking in to different hospitals one by one asking how much it would be to perform cancer surgery. Because if they only did some haggling, then - THEN! - that tumor removal operation would be cheap enough to afford.

In the eyes of this Administration, the problem with health care is that there's too much insurance and not enough people are paying out of pocket. Because if only people would pay out of pocket, then the magic of the market would keep costs down. Because if the shoulder surgery were too expensive, the patient just WOULDN'T GET IT! Shoulders are overrated, anyway! You can get along perfectly well in life with one arm hanging like a dead stump! Before long the surgeon will knock on his door, hat in hand, practically BEGGING for the patient to please reconsider. "I'll even throw in the undercoating at no cost!"

Hey Democrats... wake up. This is a gift right down the heart of the plate. In the words of James Carville, "...and don't forget health care."