the rightwing freakout that followed passage of obama's watered down compromises-on-top-of-compromises health care reform bill is pretty mystifying. and it's also a reminder that as stupid as the overall american political discourse is, you just can't beat the levels of stupidity reached by major right wing media personalities.
rush limbaugh's already-broken vow to move to costa rica if health care reform passes is my absolute favorite. it's stupid on top of stupid. costa rica has government-mandated universal health care (essentially a bismark model system, with elements of single payer) which is far more "socialized" than anything in the bill that obama just signed. there are plenty of countries out (all in the developing world) there that have no universal health care system. why did rush pick costa rica, one that opens him up to such easy mockery?
