Jenkem and Democratic Health Insurance Reform

A few years ago, a number of the major news networks were reporting on a growing concern about the youth of various 3rd world countries. Children were using a bizarre new hallucinogenic drug called Jenkem. New drugs come on the market all of the time. It is human nature. Since time immemorial, man has been trying to find a new and better way to escape from the horrors (or joys as those damned perpetually upbeat people call them) that constitute being human. There was a difference this time though. This new drug was even more disturbing than usual because of the way that it was produced. Jenkem, see, is made by filling a bag half full of feces and urine, sealing it, and allowing the cocktail to ferment for up to a week. It is then opened and the escaping fumes are inhaled, hopefully, causing euphoria and, at times, hallucinations.

This is very much like the Democratic Health Care plan. A few months ago, 1900 pages of bad policy, government takeovers, and increased taxes were set before both houses of Congress and left to ferment. We now have a bill which is expected to be close to 2300 pages long that is full of bad policy, government takeovers, increased taxes, kickbacks, and outright bribes.

Passing this bill will be akin to huffing Jenkem. We will have our brief high. However, like all highs, we will eventually come down. And after we do, instead of living with the taste of shit in our mouths for a few days, we will be savoring it for years to come.