To politicians and politics… I have one word.

“Phphphtphtphtphtttpttpttpthpthpthphtphphphphphphtttttttttt!!!!!!!!”

Rall’s “Bus vs. Maserati” comparison is wonky, as many of the compasions he’s made in his comics since 9/11. I think his best work is behind him and lcoated back during the era of Might magazine, when what he wrote — College is for Suckers and Quit Your Job. Work is a Sham — was provocative but still well thought-out. I included it because while the execution isn’t great, I think it started with a good idea, and that it might inspire some comments like yours.

Ted Rall, as always, is an obtuse jackass. Obamacare a Maserati? Hahaha. And being something that you own as oppose to share with everyone else? Uh — quite the opposite. I don’t see how mandated government-brokered care is a Maserati and private voluntary insurance is “riding the bus.” If anything, Obamacare is the bus, and private health care is a car that you drive (which could be nice, or could be crappy, or could be a bicycle). For the gentleman in the cartoon, it might be a 1993 Honda Civic. The Civic isn’t exactly riding in style, but dammit, it’s his option. Americans who aren’t rich like to think they will be in the future, and they’re hesitant to make decisions that’ll end up screwing their future affluent selves. This cartoon seems to see those people as saps for having… dare I say it… hope about their future. They should give up their private choices and gladly accept the government’s “benevolent gift.” It’s paternalistic and insulting.