Winning By Inches

"And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die, as individuals." - Vince Lombardi (as channeled by Al Pacino)

Tom Coburn's Office of Medical Assistance

John Cole has a great idea.

What a jackass:

Yesterday CNN’s Rick Sanchez aired a segment from a health care town hall where a weeping constituent explained to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) that her husband’s health insurer refuses to cover his treatment for a traumatic brain injury. As the woman continued to cry, Coburn told her that his office would try to assist her individually.

So why is MoveOn.Org and the other groups pushing for health care reform making sure every single American with a problem is not sending Tom Coburn mail, emailing him asking for help, and calling his office to help him? Why is there not already a “Tom Coburn’s Medical Miracles” website up for people to write “Dear Tom” letters? Why can’t Democrats play this game like Republicans?

We should get every one in this country who has a medical problem but can't get adequate coverage from private insurance to start calling Coburn's office asking for his help. He said he would do it.

Optimism and Ted Kennedy

It is so easy to get depressed when you follow politics closely. No wonder most people don't even bother. It's the optimists that make it worth while. People like Kennedy make you feel that all the shit you have to go through will actually result in something worthwhile.

Who are the optimists in politics today?

This thought inspired by the following tribute to Ted Kennedy by Joe Biden: