Stupid Politician Tricks

This is not a knock on the Democratic party, since the last time a politician said something this stupid was Republican George Allen calling a rival's intern macaca on video.

Martha Coakley is locked in a ferocious battle for Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts. In a radio interview on Friday, she decided it would be a good idea to call Curt Schilling "another Yankees fan".

Yes, that Curt Schilling. While there are a lot of things I might call Curt Schilling, a Yankees fan probably wouldn't make the list. She tried to cover it up in the interview, but only made it worse when she stated the obvious, that Curt Schilling no longer plays for the Red Sox.

She probably missed the part where he may be one of the most beloved sports figures in Massachusetts history.

Oh, well. She didn't need the male vote to win, anyway, right?

Special Interests Alive and Well

While I'm sure members of the Democratic party have really good reasons, I hope my friends who vote the left side of the ticket will agree that one of the latest changes to health insurance legislation really just isn't right.

This article in the WSJ details that, in exchange for AFL-CIO support, the Democrats have included a 5-year exception on taxing high value insurance plans.

Doesn't sound so bad, right? Well, it is if you don't belong to a union. Because, as a normal, hard working adult, I don't qualify for the discount. Only union members will receive the benefit of this exception.

I keep hearing that this is balanced legislation. I haven't spent a ton of time reading it, but the excerpts I've seen seem fair. But, this exception is crap.

Really. A union employee works harder than me, and deserves this more than me? Or, they just happened to give more money to the right politician holding his hand out.

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