Ed Morrissey at Hot Air today cited Nancy Pelosi's latest quote about the new healthcare bill. There is a video at Hot Air (follow the link above) if you would like to hear her comments, but here is what she said:
"We see it as an entrepreneurial bill, a bill that says to someone, if you want to be creative and be a musician or whatever, you can leave your work, focus on your talent, your skill, your passion, your aspirations because you will have health care."
A few months ago, Ms. Pelosi stated:
"So, you can't--everybody has so much to gain from this, small businesses, as I said, seniors, young people, women, our economy. Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance or that people could start a business and be entrepreneurial and take risk, but not job loss because of a child with asthma or someone in the family is bipolar--you name it, any condition--is job locking."
These have to be two of the dumbest statements ever made by a political official. The best comment on these statements comes from Duane Patterson, Hugh Hewitt's producer, who stated at the Hughniverse (no link--you have to join to get there).
"If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's suggestion were to take hold in America. there would be 300 million out of work aspiring artists thinking their health cae is now free, and not having anyone left actually working and paying the taxes necessary to fund it."
I would love to be a professional muscian, songwriter, singer, maybe. But there are a few problems--I hate to practice, I can't sing, and I have never written a song. Other than that, it's a great idea--at least as good as Nancy Pelosi's telling me I should follow my dream even if it doesn't mean being productive!
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