Marco Rubio Spouts Nonsense about Health Care

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If Marco Rubio represents the best hope for the Republican Party, we have real problems in America.  With a population of approximately 315 million people, we must have other Republicans who would better represent the voters who don't fall on the extremities of a bell curve.  He offered the following statement Thursday on a conservative radio program:  "I'll vote to shut down the government unless Obamacare is completely de-funded."  Now that is a wonderfully enlightened point of view from an elected official.  Essentially, he reminds me of a pouting child whose only answer to any suggestion posed is, "NO!"  Take a close look at the picture above and tell me if he doesn't resemble a two-year-old in tantrum mode.

We have reached a point of absurdity in our political process, and I have grown weary of the ridiculous grandstanding and pandering to wealthy interests who provide funds through organizations that mask their real purpose, which is to manipulate the uninformed.  Americans can't afford to sit back and let someone else do the work of keeping politicians on track.  The only legal means citizens have to fire a member of Congress occurs at the voting booth.

Rubio claims he's worried that the Affordable Care Act, which many Republicans denigrate by referring to it derisively as Obamacare, will adversely affect the economy.  He should worry, instead, about the effects of not insuring all citizens.  Uninsured people are subject to greater health care risks starting at birth and continuing through their entire lifespan.  Let's get real about this.  We spend more money on prescription drugs than any other developed country, yet our life expectancy sits at 16 out of the 17 developed nations studied.  Our cost of health care is the most expensive in the world, but the results of spending such astronomical amounts fail to meet expectations.

Rubio and his ilk should pay more attention to the welfare of this country's citizens instead of focusing on the economy.  If our citizens are paid living wages, have access to effective educational processes and adequate health care, our economy will boom.  Our history reflects a robust entrepreneurial spirit and a can-do attitude. It is not the government's job to handle all of the factors that contribute to a sound economy. 

This blogger is fed up with whining politicians, which brings to mind Rubio's colleague in the House of Representative, John Boehner.  When I see Speaker Boehner flanked by his fellow Republican representatives, they remind me of a gang of thugs ready to create mayhem.  An old adage springs to mind when considering the state of affairs in Congress--"Put up or shut up!