Healthcare Reform and Drinking Games

“I want to advise people watching at home who are playing that now-popular drinking game — you take a shot whenever the Republicans say something that’s not true — please assign a designated driver,” he said. “This is going to be a long afternoon.”- New York Times

With the house passing the repeal of the health-care bill tempers in D.C. are flaring and the media outlets are buzzing. The call for chivalry seems to have been just another example of political posturing. Right out of the gates a Representative from Tennessee came out swing. He implied that republican are acting just like Goebbels, who was the propaganda director for the Nazi Regime during World War II.  "On the House floor Tuesday, Cohen said: "They say it's a government takeover of health care, a big lie, just like Goebbels.You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it. Like blood libel. That's the same kind of thing."- Washington Post  

With the events in Arizona, I like the majority of Americas hoped that this horrific event could be a catalyst to a new era of  political chivalry. But like much in politics these days, their claims to reform their behavior was only a claim nothing more.

Throughout the health care debate the arguments from both sides of the isle where so polarized it came off as if they were arguing about two completely different bills. "Depending on your side of the aisle, it will either raise taxes, increase unemployment and sever the patient-doctor relationship or help heal the economy, reduce the deficit and save lives."- New York Times With that growing separation in American politics, and the continual attempt by both sides to demonize there adversary, I wonder IF and when the American electorate will  be able to bridge the political divide.

I propose a new drinking game, every time the democrats and republicans agree about an issue take a drink. It will be a sobering experience.