Daily Archives: November 23, 2009

When politicians peddle their petty souls

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell exemplifies the selling of political souls.

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell exemplifies the selling of political souls.

By Henry McRandall
WRISEUP.COM

Watching the unfolding of the United States’ congressional debate over health-care reform would be comical if it weren’t so tragic.
Universal, single-payer, comprehensive health care is a no-brainer for any advanced industrial country except, of course, the U.S.
It is evident to all but the no-brains in the U.nited States Senate and House of Representatives and the corporate lobbyists who make the politicians all rich that transforming that country’s health-care system into a universal, single-payer, comprehensive plan would benefit almost everyone.
Everyone, that is except the corporations that buy their votes and their souls. read more »