About Ercille I. Christmas Ercille I. Christmas was born in the tiny Caribbean island
of St. Kitts, the “Gibraltar of the Caribbean." She is thrilled to be an
American citizen, living in “the land of the free and the home of the
brave." Formerly a supervisor in the insurance industry, her life changed on
September 11, 2001, and she has devoted every minute since then, to speaking
and writing about the threat that Islamic terrorism and internal
anti-American behavior pose to our country. Her book, “Thoughts
of a Proud American," can be bought on Amazon.com, and she also blogs at
www.Ercillesworld.com
and
www.Ercillesuniverse.com.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 dawned like any other day, not too hot, even
a little cool. What follows is a tale, befitting the Halloween period.
The lid was lifted off of the cauldron, known as The House, in
Washington DC. Trusty aides lifted out a whopping 1990 pages of a
HealthCare Bill! Jaws dropped. Hands went up in the air. The Good witch
from the West (San Francisco), crooned about bringing in a horror care,
er healthcare plan that would heal the sick, make the blind see, and put
the country further in debt, up to seven generations hence. Oops, got
confused there with that last claim. That was made by critics of her
“creation,” or as some referred to it, her “creature from the black
cauldron!”
I have a confession to make. When the Good witch’s second in command, in
perfect stentorian tones, declared that this process was “open and
transparent, “ the most in his 29 years in office, I laughed out loud. I
apologize. I could not help myself. Flashes of cries of “where’s the
bill,” that replaced the “where’s the beef,” slogan of years ago,
flashed into my mind. Well, the public asked for the bill. They got it,
twice the size of previous bills.
It is later in the day. I finally got a look at the new “baby” in town,
all 1990 pages. A friend sent me a link to the official government site.
Some television shows provided the visuals. Thank God I did not have to
read that as part of my college education! I would have flunked.
However, there is an upside to this girth. The “tome” has “out-paged”
the Bible. There are various courses on how to read the Bible in one
year. I see a business opportunity for an enterprising entrepreneur,
plotting out how to read this pre-Halloween “treat.” Legislators have 72
hours to “read” it. Calling all pages and interns! Forget those
Halloween parties. You will “party,” for your political party this
weekend. You will read and digest this bill, if you do not want to be
tricked!
Actually, critics already feel that it is the American people who will
be tricked, even though they have been providing the “treats” also known
as taxes, year after year, even when it is not Halloween. So how will
taxpayers be “tricked”? Some folks are already pointing out that
taxpayers will be picking up the tab for healthcare for “guests” whom
they did not invite into their country. The guests saw open borders.
They walked in and took up residence. I really do not see the cause for
protest about the extension of this benefit. This bill provides a sort
of “continuity of care,” in health insurance parlance. American
taxpayers are already paying for schooling, housing and all of the
necessities those guests need. Why should there be an exclusion for
healthcare?
Critics are also incensed that the bill will have provisions for
taxpayers to pay for abortions. Again, why the protests now? I believe
that the number of babies aborted in the US is heading for sixty
million. Factor in the number worldwide provided for, by the abrogation
of the Mexico City agreement/treaty and that is a record that is begging
to be broken. This bill provides that vehicle.
Some are screaming that premiums are going to go up while benefits go
down. What is wrong with that? This bill is a masterpiece if one is
trying to fulfill the laws of gravity and spatial-temporal reasoning.
Don’t ask me about spatial-temporal reasoning. I have enough problems
figuring out non-spatial and non-temporal reasoning. I am already losing
the battle with the laws of gravity. Just work with me. I am trying my
best to defend this steroidal healthcare bill!
Another criticism is that the cost is going to be one trillion. What is
a little trillion dollars between taxpayers and lawmakers? The lawmakers
have already done the heavy lifting, pun very much intended, of “Big
Bertha,” the tax bill. Now, as usual, it will be time for the serfs, I
mean taxpayers, to shoulder their portion of the burden.
Timeout. I have to apologize for my sloppy writing in mislabeling some
of these names and terms. All of this criticism is seeping through and
influencing my attempts to write an objective piece! I will keep trying.
I see a plus in adding another trillion to the financial obligations of
the country. It will hasten the demise of the dollar as the “world”
currency. That is one less “burden” that will be carried by the country.
Yippee!
Other critics of this healthcare reform/overhaul/transformation, are
blaming the president for his “calling out,” of any and all critics of
his master plan. So far, he has “called out” Fox News, the health
insurance industry, and the US Chamber of Commerce. The irony of this
president versus business tussle, is that the insurance industry and the
Chamber reportedly poured millions into his election campaign. Their
“crime” was apparently trying to bite the hand that they fed! Fox
News’ transgression was apparently being Fox News.
I am calculating that if I perform no other
activity, but read this bill, I can accomplish the task of reading
it, in 72 hours, by breathing intermittently; hold off on cursing and
fretting; and speed pray to God to help me from exploding, from all of
this knowledge!
I have begun reading the Bill. I got as far
as the title. So far, so good. I am now onto the first paragraph which
reads:
“A BILL...
“To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and
reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.”
Oh, Oh. I found a phrase in the first
paragraph that is making my ticker pump blood faster! What the heck does
“for other purposes” mean? Should I now believe what the critics are
saying, especially those who have a problem with “end of life
counseling”? I still have a lot of living to do, and even when Dr. Death
makes his appearance, I am still going to be trying to live it up. Skip
the counseling!
I have made a decision. Let other folks go out to their Halloween
parties. I am going to stay in and watch this ghoulish, danse macabre,
between the scarecrow and the pumpkins, (you fill in the names of the
characters you believe fit this description). My lips are sealed. I do
not want to be “called out!” Check your television listing. The
knockdown, drag out Halloween pugilistic “Beer Summit,” minus the beer
and the summit, but probably with fake blood, should be featured on most
channels. If not on other channels, it will sure to be on Fox. Happy
(Healthcare) Halloween!
