Political Morsels and Other Droppings

I must say that I did not catch the entire debate. I caught the first question where John McCain dropped name of “Joe the Plumber” and his hopes of buying the plumbing business he has worked for. Then my plumber showed up.

Last night I had a plumber over here, upon discovering discoloration of a portion of my dining area ceiling. I was planning on calling later in the week due to a leak I had heard last week. The plumber ended up cutting a hole in my ceiling, shined his flashlight in the hole, and then charged me 99 bucks for a Scooby Doo mystery that I could have done by myself for free . So, I raised hell today, demanded of that a different plumber show up. While the two candidates discussed our dear plumber, Joe, my new plumber Li, walked in my door. Li took notice of the debate and asked if I were a Democrat or a Republican. I stated that I’m for Obama. 

The plumber distracted me from 45 minutes of the debate while he tried to locate the source of my leak, commented on the gaping hole in the middle of my dining room area. I don’t have an actual separate room. I couldn’t afford a separate room… or a basement… house with a garage… or my own mouse killer (Due to my recent discovery of mice, which is another ugly story). Unfortunately, Li, the plumber, could not find a leak and said that I need to monitor it. He also was unable to explain the discoloration of my ceiling. He even said that perhaps it had not been properly painted….can I get a “Bullshit?” Thank you. So, as far as the hole in the ceiling is concerned, I will make calls to get someone to come out and patch it up tomorrow. I will also invest in some peanut butter and mouse traps to place in my utility closet and attic…. in case you were wondering about my mouse issue.

I returned back to the debate at 10, and discovered that progress must not have been made since “Joe the Plumber” was the first thing McCain mentioned. You know what? I’m tired of calling him McCain… since he sorta looks like one and probably has a home in this state, I shall now refer to him as the California Raisin… or Raisin for short. Raisin then went on about how his healthcare plan would be better than Obama’s, to include those of us who already have healthcare. The taxes of healthcare wouldn’t matter because he would have his $5,000 tax credit. (By for singles, it’s only $2,500, but I digress.) He then said that the only people who would be affected would be those who have “the Cadillac of healthcare plans”. He then elaborated those being the plans where transplants are covered. I believe he was talking about a PPO instead of HMO type of plan. I pay an additional out-of-pocket contribution, beyond what my company covers to have this “Cadillac of healthcare plans”. Personally, I’m more of an Audi woman. Now, why do I pay into a PPO? So I don’t have to worry about referrals to see specialists… and I have seen many over the past 9 months. I also have my “Cadillac plan” for smaller co-pay in case I ever do find myself admitted into a hospital. In addition, the MRI I had last year for my kidney and the MRI I had in April for my brain were 100% covered by insurance. I also have my PPO because of the history of cancer in my family. If I ever hear the “C” word, I want to make sure that any surgeries, as well as any (God forbid) treatments would be covered since, well, gee, I want the best odds possible to continue living!!!! So, by following Raisin’s plan, I’ll actually suffer for taking advantage of the opportunity that my company has offered, by opting into a PPO to insure I have the best care, the best coverage, with the smallest co-pay and the least amount of hoops to jump through… I know, run-on sentence. If anything, Obama’s plan will afford other Americans, to include my mom and her crappy healthcare plan, the opportunity to obtain better healthcare, like what I have.

So in the end, Raisin mentioned “Joe the Plumber”, Raisin’s healthcare is crap, Raisin’s education plan of school vouchers is for the birds… and I need to invest in mousetraps.