Wednesday
Sep162009
Reid: Health Care Reform Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took Paul Simon's Capitol Hill appearance Wednesday as an opportunity to reference some selections from the prolific songwriter's catalogue, comparing the health care reform debate to a 1970's Simon and Garfunkel tune.
"If there were ever a time we have troubled waters, it's now," Reid said, referring to the song "Bridge Over Troubled Water." "If there were ever a bridge that we need over these troubled waters, it's passing comprehensive health care reform."
"If we could do that, we could really say we had diamonds on the soles of our shoes," Reid added. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" appeared on Simon's 1986 album "Graceland." (0:14)
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"If there were ever a time we have troubled waters, it's now," Reid said, referring to the song "Bridge Over Troubled Water." "If there were ever a bridge that we need over these troubled waters, it's passing comprehensive health care reform."
"If we could do that, we could really say we had diamonds on the soles of our shoes," Reid added. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" appeared on Simon's 1986 album "Graceland." (0:14)
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Reader Comments (1)
Yeah, Congress has been spending our hard earned money like a bunch of drunken members of the Kennedy family, and are about to take a wrong turn and drive over a bridge over troubled water -- the Chappaquiddick.
This bill has all the marks of the death of the independent practice of medicine. They should call it the Kennedy-Kopechne Health Care Destruction Bill.