Fear.

Do you remember the fear and smear tactics of the Bush Administration and their loyal followers in Congress? Do you remember a useless U.S. Senator by the name of Richard Burr, who unfortunately lives in, but does not represent the people of North Carolina? Do you remember Senator Useless Burr voting in lockstep with the Bush Administrations policy of fear and smear? Can you somehow recall the final grade given to the Bush Administrations policy agenda by the American people?

Let's review shall we? President G.W. Bush was at the lowest percentage of approval in the history of public opinion polls EVER for a President. Vice President Dick Cheney had an approval level below even G.W. Bush. People were openly tortured by this administration. Lies and deception were the norm. Yet there was Senator Useless Burr, plodding through, day by day, all the time propping up the alleged criminals and certain miscreants that were lowering the level of discourse in our country daily while taking our economy down just as low to boot.

That same useless Senator just today opened his mouth and out of it came another partisan stream of words that Useless was no doubt told should be used as todays talking points of fear and smear as if the Bush Administration were still in office and his useless backside was still following deer dear leader down the path to destruction of all things inherently good and decent.

Today, out of the pie hole of Richard the Useless came these blighted words of, yes you guessed it, fear and smear:

Burr: Health overhaul could decimate N.C. economy
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5707656/

Republican Sen. Richard Burr says health care legislation being negotiated in the House and Senate has potential to "decimate" North Carolina's economy.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Burr said innovation dollars for North Carolina universities as well as pharmaceutical, biologics and medical device companies in the state could be threatened under the wrong health care bill.

Of course, Useless S. Grant Burr had no actual reasoning behind what would constitute the wrong kind of health care bill. Nor did he have any actual ideas of his own to put forward as an alternative to what he considers wrong about the incomplete bill that hasn't yet come to the floor of either house of Congress to be reviewed, let alone fearfully commented upon by a useless U.S. Senator that supposedly represents the people of North Carolina. It seems obvious that representation is given to the Republican Party and the corporate interests of insurance companies, pharmacutical companies and anyone other than the people of North Carolina.

Just Google his voting record. Useless for the people of the State of North Carolina and in turn the people of The United States of America. Quite useful for the lobbyists and corporate interests that have taken over the Republican party.

I would ask, "Have you no shame, Sir? Do you not realize citizens of North Carolina and America are going without healthcare and suffering because of that to the detriment of the simple idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness while you continue to do nothing positive about it? Is there nothing we can say to melt your icy exterior and allow you to actually stand up for the people instead of the corporate interests and the partisan ideals that obviously drive your decision making?"

I would ask, but I already know the answer.