Discussion: Rand Paul, Enemy Of Socialized Medicine, Will Go To Canada For Surgery

mattinpa · January 14, 2019, 5:54pm

Well, fair enough. My hernia is a big-deal hernia and must have the best doctors in the world fixing it! Still it’s no compliment to our own doctors or delivery system, and it strikes me as a bit histrionic.

canadachris · January 14, 2019, 5:55pm

Very fair point. Though a lot more could be done up here to improve wait times, I think some level of non-emergency waiting is inevitable in any healthcare system with near-universal access. Demand for any procedure in any given area is not a constant, and when a highly-trained medical specialist retires or relocates the supply of services will also fluctuate. Or, as Mr. Rand Paul would put it (when he’s not being a total hypocrite), supply and demand drives the market!

26degreesrising · January 14, 2019, 5:56pm

Maybe there’s something else wrong he wants to keep hidden. As if there’s no press in Canada.

tena · January 14, 2019, 5:56pm

I always thought it went something like this:

It’s mine
I said it’s mine
Respect ma authoriteh
Screw you guys I’m taking it all and going home
Suck my balls

pike_bishop · January 14, 2019, 5:56pm

Waayyy too much repugnican competition for Ron’s spawn to be the “ultimate hypocrite” -

Start with his fellow asshole from ‘Kain-tuck’ McConnell, then OHatch, Cruz, we all know their names.

No “ultimates” here, just scores of accomplices.

xpurg8d · January 14, 2019, 5:56pm

Maybe that’s what he’s going to Canada for – getting a series of feck shots.

pshah · January 14, 2019, 5:58pm

What’s the point? His body will reject it.

jonney_5 · January 14, 2019, 5:59pm

Obviously not. Implants generally need something existing to affix to for the implants to be effective.

It’s his oversized gall that keeps him upright.

ralph_vonholst · January 14, 2019, 6:00pm

2.1 What’s yours is mine!

jonney_5 · January 14, 2019, 6:03pm

More like…

I got my boat, lifeboats, life rafts, life vests, and inflatable pool toys. We need to cut Medicaid for a tax cuts so I can have a matching set for the summer home.

You need to learn to swim.

dont · January 14, 2019, 6:03pm

that’s good but I like the succinct approach of, “I got mine. Fuck you.”

jkrogman · January 14, 2019, 6:04pm

Exactly. Kill for the GOP!

clearwater · January 14, 2019, 6:06pm

Going or coming back? I’d prefer the latter, but whatever.

tena · January 14, 2019, 6:12pm

Yeah succinct is better.

I was following the Cartman model because that’s what I think Libertarianism is - it’s just Eric Cartman writ large.

jstrummer · January 14, 2019, 6:13pm

Surgery, then take advantage of the legal Canadian weed. You know, fire up some bong hits and pray to the “Aqua Buddha”.

yskov · January 14, 2019, 6:15pm

Seriously.

He’s going to meet someone who is allowed to be in Canada but who can’t come to the US. But wow, you’d think they’d come up with a better cover story.

yskov · January 14, 2019, 6:16pm

That’s actually a very reasonable take.

tena · January 14, 2019, 6:18pm

Yeah but I don’t know why it would make it more difficult to access records to have the procedure in Canada. It’s not easy to access medical records here at all - there is privilege in the US for those records.

tsp · January 14, 2019, 6:19pm

Property Law for Dogs -

If i like it, it’s mine.
If it’s in my mouth, it’s mine.
If i had it a little while ago, it’s still mine.
If i can take it from you, it’s mine.
If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours.
If it looks just like mine, it is also mine.
If i saw it first, it’s mine.
If it’s edible, it’s mine.
If you have it and put it down, it’s mine.
If i chew it up, all of the pieces are mine.
If i get tired of it, it’s yours.
If i want it back, it’s mine.

It’s hard do dissect the GOP philosophy away from that, isn’t it?

tena · January 14, 2019, 6:20pm

Very good. All dogs are Cartman, apparently.