Oooooh. Shiny

"Hi there, I'd like to buy a brand new BMW."
"Ok, what's your credit history?"
"Well...ummmm...I have a history of overspending, mismanagement of money, and robbing Peter to pay Paul."
"Uhhh...ok. Any savings?"
"Well, not really. I'm in major debt actually."
"Hmmm. Do you have a job?"
"Yes, but, I'm always asking the bosses for major advances with little or no productive results. And the money I was supposed to invest in the company's future....well, it kinda of sorta of....disappeared. So....how about that BMW?"
"Right away Sir!"

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Why would anyone lend money to a man who can't manage money, is way into debt, and notoriously terrible at his job?

But it's happening. We are "lending" (or more like: they are "STEALING") money to the government for this huge health care reform bill. This bill is such a hot potato, riddled with flaws, unclear wording, and $$$. This is something else they want to push through the back door before we can see what the heck we are getting. Something else that Joe Biden can say "doh!" about 6 months down the road. "We didn't know....we didn't understand....we thought this would be good enough!" (Oh and by the way, get ready for the new taxes we told you you'd never get. Oopsie!!)

They want that new car. It's so shiny. It will be the feather in their cap. They' ll buy it without even looking under the hood. Who cares if it runs well or we can't afford it?