More terrifying than a dreaded Jabberwock come whiffling through the tulgey wood, the Healthcare Scare has been unleashed amid the sunny borogoves and tranquil mome raths of South Florida.
   Which explains how and why all the gyres are roiled here Fla-La Land on the western edge of the Devil's Triangle – healthcare-wise.
   Like Thursday an Anti-Reformer went Tony Montana on a Pro-Reformer at a Miami Healthcare Rally near Jungle Island – which led to bi-lingual obscenities, punches thrown and police intervention.
   This, of course, followed a Republican Anti Reform Roadshow starring a troika of Senators predicting a doomsday scenario worthy of the Apocalypse if Congress approves the President Obama's Healthcare Reform – the details of which are currently unknown.
   Staged to create dramatic footage for an Obama-Is-Satan Anti-Reform TV commercial, the orchestrated rally starred Republican Senators John McCain (1), Mitch McConnel and the soon-to-be-civilian Mel Martinez – all three blessed with gilded healthcare benefits unknown to the vast majority of Americans who exist one disease away from financial ruin.
   For example, as reported by the LA Times last month:
   “Why can't everyone enjoy the same (health) benefits as members of Congress?
   “Given their choices, lawmakers can tailor coverage in a way most Americans cannot (including) a choice of 10 healthcare plans that provide access to a national network of doctors. By contrast, 85% of private companies offering health coverage provide employees one type of plan – take it or leave it.
   “Lawmakers also get special treatment at Washington's federal medical facilities, and … access to their own pharmacy and doctors and nurses and medical technicians standing by in an office conveniently located between the House and Senate Chambers.
   “The plan most favored by federal workers is Blue Cross Blue Shield, which covers a family for about $1,030 a month. Taxpayers kick in $700 and employees pay the rest (some $300). Seeing a doctor costs $20. Generic prescriptions cost $10. Immunizations are free. There is no coverage limit.
   “Federal employees also enjoy a significant benefit denied the average American: There is no such thing as a preexisting condition, which keeps many sick people from obtaining insurance. Once hired, federal workers are eligible for coverage no matter their health, with no waiting period.”
   Anyhow...
   That's the kind of worry-free healthcare coverage enjoyed by Senators McCain, McConnell and their loved ones as the two Republican lawmakers launch their national ad campaign to protect us from Barak Obama's dream of providing decent healthcare for every American.
   Not that any of us will live to see Obama impliment the healthcare plan he'll attempt to sell the nation on national television this coming Wednesday.
   Why?
   Basically, because Big Health owns Big Government.
   Like from Washington to the nation's 50 state capitals, Big Health usually gets what it wants in return for a rising mega-million dollar tide of campaign cash. 
   For example:
   Big Health outspends Insurance, Big Oil, Banking and Defense to buy Washington's willing ears. Thus, according to opensecrets.org, we find the following mind-numbing total for campaign donations made to the nation's two parties from 1998 through 2010 from:

                       Democrats       Republicans     Total

Health           $284.455,430   $378,587,154     $663,042,584
Insurance    $82,704,879     $147,997,965      $230,702,844
Oil & Gas     $35,145,256      $130,951,099     $166,096,355
Banking       $62,732,532     $96,729,844        $159,462,378
Defense       $42,787,626     $62,482,623        $105,270,249

   But it gets worse.
   Like both the popular media and our teachers in grade school convinced us that our voice and vote count because we're blessed with a representative form of government.
   Which – as major bullshit goes – ranks right up there with the Flat Earth Society.
   Again, for example, consider how well representative government works with the powerful “Gang of Six” members of the Senate Finance Committee which controls the fate of any meaningful healthcare reform bill.
   The Senate Finance Committee's Gang of Six – with 2008 total voter turnout*
   Chairman Max Baucus, Democrat, Montana – 497,599 total voters*
   Chuck Grassly, Ranking Republican, Iowa – 1,537,123 total voters*
   Olympia Snowe, Republican, Maine – 744,456 total voters*
   Kent Conrad, Democrat, North Dakota – 317,722 total voters*
   Mike Enzi, Republican, Wyoming – 256,035 total voters*
   Jeff Bingaman, Democrat, New Mexico – 833,365 total voters*
   *total state voter turnout for the 2008 General Election
    In doing the math, we come up with a simple civics question suitable for your average 4^th Grade student in slow learner class:

              If  4,186,300 Americans cast their vote in the 2008 General Election held in the six 
         states represented by the Senate “Gang of Six” which controls the fate of President Obama's
         Healthcare Reform program.
             And 131.2 million Americans cast their vote in the 2008 General Election.
             How representative of the American people are the “Gang of Six” Senators? 
             Multiple Choice - circle one:
                         -  George Washington's pig
                         -  The square root of the hypotenuse thing
                         -  Zip. Dick. Bupkis. Nada. Gar Nichts. Not!
                         -  One less than The Magnificent Seven.    

    Again, for American Civics students looking to earn extra credit, we offer the following question which might prove more difficult to those needing help with their bowling score.
    
           American politicians depend on campaign contributions to get elected.
           During their political careers “Gang of Six” Senators received the following total contributions from 
        certain special interest groups including
                         - Health Care - $8,512,219
                         - IInsurance – $3,765,442
                         - Transportation - $2,501,766
                         - Pro-Israel - $2,369,286
                         - Banks - $1,498,591
                         -  Defense - $860,248
             So which Special Interest Tail's gonna wag the Gang of Six Senators' dog?
             And finally...
             Closer to home, we have the 1000 percent increase in the healthcare industry dollars lavished on the Sunshine State's two political party's campaign committees during the last six state elections:
                                   Democrat     Republican      Total
                       1998   $533,530       $1,716,091        $2,249,621 
                       2000   $384,561       $1,650,616        $2,034,177
                       2002   $331,210       $2,864,487        $3,195,699
                       2004   $332,741       $3,381,533        $3,714,274
                       2006   $1,151,587    $6,295,946        $7,447,533
                       2008   $1,335,325    $4,816,421        $6,151,736
                       Total   $4,068,954     $20,725,094     $24,794,048
                                                                                      1002 per cent increase

(1) During his career in national politics*, “Straight Talk” John McCain – as a staunch defender of the American's healthcare system – received from following totals from various special interest groups:
            Health        $8,705,590
            Insurance  $2,894,353
            Oil & Gas  $2,656,214
            Banks        $2,626,033
            Defense    $1,017,817
           *includes 2008 presidential campaign

Sources forCampaign Donations – opensecrets.org and followthemoney.org