It's about freakin' time!

Finally, FINALLY, they passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I'd gotten to the point where I thought it was never going to happen, that partisan politics would kill it, but it passed! It's not perfect, far from it-- I, for one, was really hoping for a public option among other things. But the fact that you can't be turned down for a preexisting condition and the prohibition against dropping people when they get sick, right when they need insurance most-- that's just HUGE. And this is very personal for me-- my son has three preexisting conditions which between them made it impossible for him to get decent affordable insurance coverage once he aged off my family plan. Now maybe he'll be able to get insurance, and treatment for the condition that has made it difficult for him to work in his chosen field.

(ETA: Also, I keep reading about people harping on the fact that Obama isn't "honoring his promises"... please to remember that it took 8 years of a certain former president to get us into this mess, it's going to take more than a year to get us out. Especially with the Rethuglicans doing everything they can to keep him from honoring them.)

Wanna Be Canadian!

A friend of mine sent me a link to this, and I think all my Due South fen friends will appreciate it. ;D