Back on November 4, 2008, I wrote an essay about how the lyrics to a 20-year-old metal song had never seemed more appropriate. I really should find it, because I'm sure it's still somewhere on my hard drive, and post it here one of these days, because I'm still convinced that I am being and will be vindicated.
But I was wrong. Metallica's "...And Justice For All" was certainly appropriate then, but it's even more appropriate now. All you need to do is chance the title to "...And Healthcare For All."
Some of the lyrics are on the painfully juvenile side (whenever I think about it, Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," with its line about trading cold comfort for change, best sums up current political events), but "Justice" is still more relevant today than it ever was in 88. Lines like "Halls of justice painted green, money talking" and "seeking no truth, winning is all," and "the ultimate in vanity/exploiting their supremacy" still ring true today.
Some questions:
1) Does Bart Stupak honestly believe that the most pro-abortion president in history will do everything in his power to make sure our tax dollars don't fund abortions?
2) Does the government really have the right to force its citizens to purchase a good or service?
3) Does any Democrat understand what "insurance" actually is? What's next, forcing fire insurance companies to sell insurance coverage to people whose houses are already on fire?
This thing is an albatross around the Democrats' neck for the next few election cycles, but it's concrete sneakers for America in general.
I can't believe the things you say. I can't believe the price you'll pay.
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