I often detach from the political landscape and view society through the lens of the political absurdist or even, perhaps, the political nihilist. But at heart I'm something of an ideologue and, while I try very hard to respect views on the appropriate role of government in our society that differ from my own, sometimes it's very hard not to get angry at the other side. I offer you a brief study in contrasts between one of the most liberal senators, the now-departed Senator Ted Kenney, and one of the most conservative senators, Tom Coburn, on the issue of health care.
The Liberal:
(I love the shoutout to Sherrod Brown.)
The Conservative:
Watch the videos and compare them, I implore you. Watching Coburn tell that weeping woman that the government can't help her makes me sick to my stomach. And knowing that Senator Kennedy is gone and there's one less incredible advocate for working together through government to better the lives of everyone in the polis--well, it just makes me sad all over again.
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