Ron Hart's columns reflect a rare combination of Southern libertarian views and humor. They have been described as "Lewis Grizzard meets P.J. O'Rourke with a dash of Will Rogers' horse sense".

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Government health care-whether you want it or not

Americans do not want this massive government takeover of our health care. Fearing that Cajun extraterrestrial James Carville is correct, Obama is intent on ramming it down our throats. This is not about what's right; it's about politicians perpetuating their power.

I thought the health care bill had died on the Senate floor of a pre-existing condition: being expensive and not well thought-out. Last I heard, the bill contained a 10 percent tanning salon tax, which I thought would doom the bill since it outraged orange-man Rep. John Boehner and the entire cast and audience of "Jersey Shore."

Idealists produce God-awful legislation. Obama, like all liberals, is an idealist. By being in favor of everything free for everybody, they bear perpetual witness to their own awesomeness. Their self-proclaimed concern for the underclass and for saving the earth was cute when they were not in power. When they are in power and try to legislate on it, things get scary.

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