Halloween Came Early This Year

The New Media Journal ^ | Nov 1, 2009 | Ercille I. Christmas

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 dawned like any other day, not too hot, even a little cool. What follows is a tale, befitting the Halloween period.

The lid was lifted off of the cauldron, known as The House, in Washington DC. Trusty aides lifted out a whopping 1990 pages of a HealthCare Bill! Jaws dropped. Hands went up in the air. The Good witch from the West (San Francisco), crooned about bringing in a horror care, er healthcare plan that would heal the sick, make the blind see, and put the country further in debt, up to seven generations hence. Oops, got confused there with that last claim. That was made by critics of her “creation,” or as some referred to it, her “creature from the black cauldron!”

I have a confession to make. When the Good witch’s second in command, in perfect stentorian tones, declared that this process was “open and transparent, “ the most in his 29 years in office, I laughed out loud. I apologize. I could not help myself. Flashes of cries of “where’s the bill,” that replaced the “where’s the beef,” slogan of years ago, flashed into my mind. Well, the public asked for the bill. They got it, twice the size of previous bills.