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Goodman Over the Top

(Post from John Goodman) “Bing! It's Round 6 for Goodman and Ali. Goodman pounces out of his corner. He's bobbing and weaving. Ali is looking a little groggy after the pounding he's taken for the first five rounds.

Oops. Sorry. I was having a Walter Mitty moment.”  (read more…)

Uwe Reinhardt Over the Top

(Comment from Uwe Reinhardt) “Upon reading John Goodman’s ‘Another Scary Forecast,’ in which he wrote that ‘Looking indefinitely into the future, the unfunded liability in these two programs is $87.9 trillion, almost six times the size of the US economy,’ I jumped into my car, drove up to the Verrazano’s Narrow’s Bridge on Staten Island, NY, and climbed high upon one of its spans, from there to jump into the waters hundreds of feet below.” (read more…)

Touche’

(Post from John Goodman) “I am establishing the Mondrian Award for Ineffectiveness in Health Policy. The award will go to the program, agency or proposal that promises the least health outcome for the most dollars spent.”

(Response from David) “Excellent idea, we also ought to have an award for most overpaid health care PR shill. We can call it the Goodman Award.” (read more…)

(Post from John Goodman) “It’s a law of human nature. Whenever people start discussing health policy, their IQs fall by 15 points.”

(Response from Uwe Reinhardt) “Fascinating, John. Does that law of human nature also apply to Health Alerts?” (read more…)

“Moore” from Goodman

(Post from John Goodman) “In the documentary ‘SiCKO,’ Michael (if-you-disagree-with-me-you-must-be-on-the-drug-industry-payroll) Moore claimed there was no serious waiting problem in Canada. On CNN and his Web site, he claims there is more waiting in the United States. Source of that claim? The Commonwealth Fund. Paul (if-you-disagree-with-me-you-must-be-evil) Krugman has now joined the fray, making the same claim in the New York Times. He too cites the Commonwealth Fund.” (read more…)

Kudos

“Bravo!”
-Regina Herzlinger

“Excellent! Truly brilliant.”
-Joel White

“Great article!”
-Brett Skinner (Fraser Institute)

“Wow, John. This is one of the best pieces/ideas I have read in a long time.”
-J. Mark Lambright (Health Points)

“Well done!”
-Ed Harper (Assurant)

“Hilarious!”
-Regina Herzlinger

“You have a nice way with words.”
-Gail Wilensky