How lovely! A Republican state senator in Tennessee has decided to cap off Holocaust Remembrance Week by comparing Democrats to the Nazis.
Way to go, "Stacey" Campfield! (Who, by the way, kinda looks like a Nazi himself. That white skin — that blond hair — those Nordic features!)
Funny thing: When we cats think of Nazis, we picture not the strapping young men from National Socialist recruiting posters but pudgy racist white guys in the South, who carry guns. And certainly not earnest Obamacare representatives signing up more than 8 million Americans for health coverage that they didn't have before.
On the other hand, Campfield has bent over backwards to try to clarify his remarks (Stace, hate to tell you, but if you're explaining, you've screwed up). But let's take his ridiculous behavior as an opportunity to celebrate the Affordable Care Act and everything it's done to improve people's lives in our country, shall we?
Because even though we're just at the beginning, it has. Americans no longer have to worry about pre-existing conditions. Young people can stay on their parents' health plans until age 26. And now, with the first ACA enrollment over and done with, folks don't have to stay tethered to jobs they hate just for medical coverage. We cats are still convinced that last Friday's good-news jobs report included people who have left the workforce because now they can start up businesses or go into consulting without having to worry about healthcare.
On top of that, Massachusetts has reported a 3 percent lower mortality rate since Romneycare, the model for the ACA, went into effect. How awful! More than 17,000 residents of Massachusetts are living longer! We're turning into Nazi Germany!
Ya know what? If Willard Mitt Romney had any pride and/or spunk, he would stand up to the "Stacey" Campfields in his party and say, "Screw you, jerk. My health policy has saved 17,000 lives." But sadly, Willard is spunkless. Another opportunity missed — and all you "Willard 2016" Republicans, please take note. We cats HISS.
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