Am I the only one whose noticed some of the startling resemblances between Charles Dicken's novel Little Dorrit and the Pelosi "healthcare reform" bill?
First, of course, there's the creation of a new debtor's prison scenario for those who choose not to buy insurance.
Second, there is the new Byzantine bureaucratic structure (Circumlocution Office?), which will probably still be under construction 100 years from now if this thing gets through the Senate.
And thirdly, there's more than a trace of the arrogance and pride displayed by William Dorrit (post-inheritance) in the behavior of the Pelosicrats in the House of Representatives since 2006.
There are even a number of contemporary characters, who seem to have made their first appearance in the novel.
Mr. Merdle--Bernie Madoff
Edmund Sparkler--Barney Frank
Flora Finching--Hillary Clinton
Jeremiah Flintwich--Charles Schumer
Tattycoram--Barack Obama
If indeed, this is a case of art imitating life, there is good news for all of us in this. In the novel, the good guys do win in the end!
First, of course, there's the creation of a new debtor's prison scenario for those who choose not to buy insurance.
Second, there is the new Byzantine bureaucratic structure (Circumlocution Office?), which will probably still be under construction 100 years from now if this thing gets through the Senate.
And thirdly, there's more than a trace of the arrogance and pride displayed by William Dorrit (post-inheritance) in the behavior of the Pelosicrats in the House of Representatives since 2006.
There are even a number of contemporary characters, who seem to have made their first appearance in the novel.
Mr. Merdle--Bernie Madoff
Edmund Sparkler--Barney Frank
Flora Finching--Hillary Clinton
Jeremiah Flintwich--Charles Schumer
Tattycoram--Barack Obama
If indeed, this is a case of art imitating life, there is good news for all of us in this. In the novel, the good guys do win in the end!
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