Health care is being held hostage by politicians

The mid-point of the legislative session has passed.

The good news is that we are halfway out of danger from the rich fools who call themselves our leaders.

Reps. Blasdell and Reichner recently returned home to give their versions of the truth to the more gullible members of the local media. Both are completely enamored of their own ideas and voices, but lack the critical thinking skills to analyze any situation.

Attempting to understand their opposition to extending Medicaid benefits to uninsured Montanans takes a mental journey akin to following Alice into the looking glass.

These two noble representatives of the people are dead set against allowing Montanans to receive health care benefits given to citizens of the other 49 states. Their reasons for this viewpoint are clear only to Alice and the Mad Hatter.

Meanwhile, both of them, and probably their families, are completely covered under the state health insurance plan, a true Rolls Royce of health insurance plans with premiums paid by taxpayers who have no coverage whatsoever.

They apparently do not worry about federal deficit spending when it comes to insuring themselves.

The great Flathead twosome must be huge fans of George Orwell. They believe while all Montanans are equal, some Montanans are more equal than others. In a sad public display of this double standard and raw political power, Reichner and Blasdell obviously consider themselves more equal than the rest of us. Their actions tell us they believe they deserve much better treatment than the rest of us.

The federal Affordable Health Care Act puts benefits in place for all Americans. Except Montanans.

So why are Montanans being denied benefits while we pay enormous premiums for our Legislators?

The previous Legislature pulled the same ill-conceived shenanigans.

Once again our health care is being held hostage by the dictatorship of the moronic few in the Capitol building.

Jack Jackson,

Bigfork