Comments on: $uddenly the Lobbyi$t$ Want Healthcare Reform

By: Al

Al — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:17:26 +0000

But yes … the brainteaser. The little indian isn’t the big indian’s son, so who’s going to operate on his big mother?

And Steve, I was sure it wuld be you who would catch me out on quoting Shakespeare’s line as Swift’s. For god’s sake, man — wake up! You know Henry VI by heart!

By: Steve Alber

Steve Alber — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:50:57 +0000

… and so to bed.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:04:29 +0000

Wait! Isn’t there a brain teaser that goes like that? You know, someone is in an accident and is rushed into an operating room, and the surgeon dramatically declares, “I can’t operate! This person is my brilliant ex-wife and son!”

By: Al

Al — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:09:53 +0000

I know — I was just testing you. Mark also pointed out that it wasn’t Swift who suggested killing all the lawyers. The thing is, to incite comments on your blog, you have to make mistakes. I didn’t know who it was and, as I told Mark, I didn’t care — Swift was the word I wanted to play with. I’m following the rule for accuracy that the immortal Dock Howard enunciated with regard to correct spelling when Mark chided him about it. Said Dock: “Spelling, on the Internet, is like punching a mime — there is no wrong way to do it.”

But at least I have the consolation of having a brilliant ex-wife and son.

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:52:31 +0000

Not to be TOO much of a nitpicker but you might want to check Henry VI, Act IV, Scene II. May I modestly propose that you may actually have been thinking of a catchy solution to the population explosion and its inevitable result in even more venal politicians.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:15:32 +0000

A fine idea. I’ll also arrange to pose each one of them in a black-and-white prison photo displaying the total of contributions instead of a serial number. Along with Bernie Madoff, since their thefts are comparable (though larger) in magnitude. Finally, I’ll transfer them to the Andromeda galaxy, or possibly somewhat farther from your wallet.

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:43:00 +0000

Since you’re running the show…
When they actually vote on the legislation, please have them state the amount of contributions they’ve received from Pharma and Healthcare in the past 3 years before uttering their Yea or Nay.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:45:37 +0000

True, true, but consider the Civil Service. USPS carriers, for example, whose own slogan offers “Swift Couriers,” and it was Swift, remember, who said, “First, let’s kill all the lawyers,” which would eliminate most of the politicians, and then we’re in business. Besides, that other guy — the one we all try to write like? — said “We are such stuff as dreams are made on,” so at least we have the backing of some smart people.

By: Steve Alber

Steve Alber — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:10:56 +0000

…perchance to dream. You realize, of course, that you are demanding nothing less than the a return to the principles upon which this republic was founded. Not an unreasonable request, to be sure, until you realize that you are asking this of politicians.