Obama’s Health Care ‘Money Pit’

Electing a president is like buying a house, we want to know what we’re getting into before taking the plunge — conservative Texas rambler or meterosexual Chicago condo with a view?  Is the house going to be practical in 1 year, 2 years — how long do we want to stay in this house anyway? God forbid, we move in and the house starts sucking up all of our money. When the checkbook balance is in the red, savings dried up and credit cards maxed-out… what do we do?  If you are President Obama, you decide to splurge on a major renovation. Namely, a pricey soup-to-nuts overhaul of America’s health care system.

Recall Tom Hanks and Shelly Long in the 1986 comedy “The Money Pit?” A pair of newlyweds bite off way more than they can chew as they undertake a massive restoration of their dream home — which is really just a big lemon. They’re strapped for cash, but instead of buying an affordable starter house, they go for a dilapidated mansion. Bathtubs fall through floors, stairways collapse and what should be a blissful first year of marriage heads south in a flash. Sounds like what’s happening with Obama’s health reform!

Need more? Think about the knucklehead contractor the couple hire who soaks them for every penny while rushing through details with shoddy workmanship (ahem, Nancy Pelosi)… and the analogy goes on…  (more…)