In his infinite tri-partisan wisdom, Very Wise Senator Joe Lieberman today decreed that universality is what Obama needs to jettison from his health care reform effort, at least until this short, mild recession is over.

Here’s the list of Short Ride Joe’s other items to delay because "There’s no reason we have to do it all now."

– End America’s war on Iraq

– End America’s war on Afghanistan

– Investigate Bush-era war crimes

– Legislate on global warming

– Address our lost civil liberties and some who’ve never won their civil rights

– Investigate Bush-era crony contract capitalism

– Reform our criminally deranged financial system

– Sort out America’s criminal justice system

– Pass the Employee Free Choice Act (remember that?)

Really, in the face of this mild downturn, it would be best if our national legislators — especially the Senate! — would use their time wisely, like Rape Gurney Joe does: prep for Sunday talk shows, raise money for re-election, and scold the President for trying to do too much to clean out the Augean stables left for him by the Bush/Cheney cabal.

Because this recession will be over in a flash! — and then we can get to all these pesky tasks Barack Obama got elected to accomplish. But not until the recession is over!


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