Art Machine
Just another former infatuation junkie

Every now and then, you wish some people would keep their big mouths shut. Not because what they say is stupid or annoying, but because comprehending their statement would unveil a world of lovecraftian horror whose stygian depths are broken only by the merest hints of the movement of the cthulhoid terrors that inhabit them.

Behold, the non-Euclidean geometry of (D – Nebraska) Sen. Ben Nelson’s mind as he reads what can only be a thank you note to Mutual of Omaha.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan….

Nelson’s problem, he told CQ, is that the public plan would be too attractive and would hurt the private insurance plans. “At the end of the day, the public plan wins the game,” Nelson said. Including a public option in a health plan, he said, was a “deal breaker.”

Yes. That’s Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska stating that he won’t support a public health care option because it would just be too good. Apparently, our government must now be prohibited from actually helping people in need because it’s bad for private industry’s profit margins.

Previous 10 up. Here’s the new 10. If you know the artist and song, post away in the comments.

1. “I’m wired and I’m tired and I’m grinnin’ like a fool.”
2. “One and one make two, two and one make three—it was destiny.”
3. “She never mess with entertainers ‘cause they always leave.”
4. “Thrown like a star in my vast sleep, I open my eyes to take a peep…”
5. “Any jobber got the sack”
6. “The center of the earth is the end of the world – and I could really care less.”
7. “It’s just the beasts under your bed, in your closet and in your head.”
8. “Once I finally find her, I’ll get permission from the wife—”
9. “The burden of pity will show in the people we used to know.”
10. “Maybe you think I look a tramp, or maybe you think I’m round to steal a car.”