– “In hindsight, thank goodness that I lost. My life would have been incredibly different.” — Gov. Mark Parkinson, reflecting on losing his first legislative race by 36 votes in 1978 when he was a junior at Wichita State University
– “Apple pie doesn’t get that.” — Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., speaking in Hesston, about a Gallup Poll showing that 80 percent are satisfied with the quality of their health care
– “Yo Westboro Baptist Church! I’m happy for you and Imma let you finish, but Adolf Hitler was the best anti-Semite of all time!” — A sign (inspired by Kanye West) countering the Topeka church’s recent protests outside Brooklyn synagogues
– “If everybody in this country didn’t smoke, ate right and exercised, we would have plenty of money to cover health care in this country.” — Former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, while at KU to accept the 2009 Dole Leadership Prize
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I’m betting we won’t have seen the last of Mark Parkinson in elective politics when his term ends in 2010. He has been a competent governor, and if he leaves on good terms next year, he has a political future. It’s obvious he doesn’t want to take on Brownback, but there will be future House, Senate or Governor races to consider. In the meantime he can go back to the private sector and make money, or accept an appointment with the Obama Administration and continue his governmental career there.
Does he really need to go back and make money? Not really he is a millionare today.
According to the dims that is a millionare on the back of his poor employees.
““If everybody in this country didn’t smoke, ate right and exercised, we would have plenty of money to cover health care in this country.” — Former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, while at KU to accept the 2009 Dole Leadership Prize”
You’d have a fight over this with actuaries. The longer people live, especially when they get older, the more care they require; in addition the older they get the higher are Social Security costs. I suspect if you really want to save money we’d be encouraging heart attacks and strokes. Half die and the only further cost is funeral expenses.
“– “If everybody in this country didn’t smoke, ate right and exercised, we would have plenty of money to cover health care in this country.” — ”
Just think of those poor people, after denying themselves all the pleasures of life, and then find themselves in the embarassing situation of dying of absolutely nothing!