Let me get this straight... You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a
legal recount and appointed a President.You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company
officials to dictate
energy policy.You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that
posed no threat to us.You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and
counting) on said illegal war.You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just
disappeared in Iraq.You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing
people.You didn't get mad when the government was illegally
wiretapping Americans.You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at
Walter Reed.You didn't get mad when we let a major US city, New
Orleans, drown.You didn't get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to
the rich.You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar
mark.You finally got mad when the government decided that
people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they
are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing
your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with
you, but helping other Americans...oh hell no.
I think I should carry a copy of this in my wallet so it's always ready when needed. Atul Gawande has published a really good, substantive analysis at the New Yorker.