Unless you've been living in a cave for the last 9 months, you've certainly been hearing lots about the many health care proposals circulating in our nation's capital. (The recent debates have made me think about moving to a cave.) Jess and I've been discussing the issues a great deal.
We consider ourselves lucky. Not only are we relatively healthy (though if we keep eating this, we won't be for long), my employer (CUNY) provides us relatively affordable health care, a luxury we wouldn't be able to afford if we were forced to buy health care on our own. Jess and I both feel that anything that might improve our country's 37th place World Health Organization ranking would be a good thing. Sure, if reform passes, things will be different. But isn't that good?
Recently, however, our dinner-time, health care discussions have gotten rather raucous. Not on account of Jess and I, however:
That's right, Oliver has injected himself into the health care debate. No. . . he's not on the side of those that call Obama and his posse Death Eaters, nor does he think the plans floating around Congress amount to "socialized" medicine. [By the way, Oliver thinks that many political pundits use words like "socialist," "fascist," "Hitler," etc. without really knowing what they mean in an attempt to scare American citizens. He knows what they mean. He's not scared.]
No, Oliver isn't afraid that the so-called "Obamacare" does too much: He thinks it does too little. Oliver's upset that none of the proposals currently circulating the offices of Capital Hill contain any insurance guarantees for animals. He thinks that calling these plans "universal health care" is a misnomer. These plans are not truly universal because none of them cover any of our four-legged friends.
His life is at least as dangerous as those of us with opposable thumbs and the ability to speak. On a daily basis, he chews on and consumes all sorts of potentially dangerous items, walks over broken glass on the streets outside, and he often has to avoid the footsteps of careless Brooklyn citizens.
Oliver's proposal would offer guaranteed, affordable health care for all US citizens, including our pets. Not only would his proposal provide preventative care and allow all animals to choose from whichever veterinarian he or she likes, but it would provide end of life counseling that would help these animals create living wills.
Oliver doesn't have the means to canvass for support anywhere but in this apartment. He asks that if you'd like to support his call for justice, post a comment in the box below. His parents will forward the comments to Pres. Obama.
5 comments:
Hi Oliver, Aunt Sarah here. I agree with you. If healthcare is indeed a right everyone deserves to have whether or not they work or contribute to the cost of healthcare, than absolutely all pets should be entitled to healthcare as well. You have my fullest support sweet furry friend!
Say hi to your mom and dad for me!
Hi Ollie, Your cousin, ME-- CoCo joins your crusade. We're lucky because we have parents who can, and who do, take good care of us (or we maul them). I am also greatful the Pres takes time to talk to the children of this country....too bad their parents teach them such disrespect.
Come see me soon.
Your friend and supporter...COCO
Hi Ollie this is your cousin Winston Thelonious Moseley. I just wanted to back your furry butt up on this issue. I've been self-medicatin for years with dirty martinis and vodka soaked bones. I've been tryin to get off the juice ever since that pretty little bichon left me, but because of the lack of health care for dogs, and my old war injuries, I can't do anything but wake up and eat a vodka bone or two and let my Vietnam war wounds fade away while I watch old tivo'd episodes of the dog whisperer. I love America, but I agree with you little buddy, we deserve free healthcare! I think we should organize a million dog march and howl till we get our way.
-WTM
just found your blog via facebook.
ok, this is hilarious. and my own canine children agree with Oliver, for the record. :)
hello Ollie. Ruff Limbdog here. You may call me El Ruffbo. are you sure you want the Humane Shelter of the USA (HSOTUS)to take over vetcare? They've already got a huge kibble deficit to deal with! I'm just sayin this could lead to worm medicine rationing. In the U.K. many wait months just to get a dew claw removed. Many pups have turned out to protest against HSOTUS takeover. The ones that aren't housebroken yet are now being dubbed 'Pee-baggers' by both the media and a guy that drives a mobile pet vac van. Plus ACORNE (Amalgamated Coalition of Rabid Norwegian Elkhounds) is trying to disrupt the protests. But the latest threat will affect big business... that's right, HSOTUS has just taken over a financially ailing Petco store and gave it to a cat union!
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