Wuerker Toon nails it

[n2doc]

(hint- maybe by forgoing some of the other worthless, evil crap in the budget!)

[sinkingfeeling]

1. To quote from Harold Meyerson in today's Washington Post,

"Watching the centrist Democrats in Congress create more and more reasons why health care can't be fixed, I've been struck by a disquieting thought: Suppose our collective lack of response to Hurricane Katrina wasn't exceptional but, rather, the new normal in America. Suppose we can no longer address the major challenges confronting the nation. Suppose America is now the world's leading can't-do country.

"Every other nation with an advanced economy long ago secured universal health care for its citizens -- an achievement that the United States alone finds beyond the capacities of mortal man. It wasn't ever thus. Time was when Democratic Congresses enacted Social Security and Medicare over the opposition of powerful interests and Republican ideologues. In fact, our government used to actually pave roads, build bridges and allow for secure retirements by levying taxes on those who could afford to pay them."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072102712.html

[omega minimo]

8. I warned of this at the time:

"Suppose our collective lack of response to Hurricane Katrina wasn't exceptional but, rather, the new normal in America."

Katrina/NOLA was a test of what Americans would accept seeing on their TVs, happening to other Americans, treated as "unavoidable."

We failed.

[HughMoran]

2. Yep

K&R

[Solly Mack]

3. k/r

[intheflow]

4. Not to mention the trillions in bank bailouts.

K&R for a cartoon that speaks truth! :kick:

[crickets]

5. ding! ding! ding! That's the one that really burns me up. K&R -nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. America: Can't do.

I wanna see a t-shirt or bumpersticker design for that.

( Where's Mira?)

[bvar22]

7. Washington DC to America:

No We Can't!
America will just have to settle for LESS.
We MUST protect the PROFITS of BIG Corporations.

Fuck Them All.