Professor Hobo – college, students, professors, & cats

There’s been a lot of noise lately about health care in this country, and frankly I’m getting a little sick from it.  I thought about consulting my physician, but debate drain is not covered under my HMO.  And yes, that is the quality of joke I think this whole debate deserves.

I am routinely mystified by the manipulation of language we see in public debate.  No one considers themselves to be anti-choice or anti-life, but that’s exactly the dichotomy that the abortion debate sets up.  In the health care debate we’re told you’re either pro-freedom or pro-socialism by one side, while the other crows that you are either pro-health or pro-death.  I wonder if one can be a socialist and pro-death?  Personally, I’d like to spread death around a bit when it comes my time.  Maybe I’d get by with a simple maiming, instead. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…