Political “Humor” Explained
Tom Toles in the Washington Post. November 4, 2009.
Uh huh. See, Republican supporters are mostly people who can’t afford Republican policies. That is, you have to be rich to benefit, and most of us Americans are not. No where is this more true than in the health care debate. The Republican plan is, essentially, to let rich people buy better care, while the rest of us deal with the fact that we cannot afford health care, and there is no relief in sight. Sadly, the Republican train is being driven by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, who seem to have lost sight of the fact that Americans - and even Republicans - actually want real health care reform. Remember, health care reform was a very real part of the Republican presidential primary conversation, because people need relief.
I digress. And I guess it’s not that funny after all.