“Thar’s “gobs of ‘em’”

You know how you do dumb things when you’re a kid? Here’s one stupid thing I did: had a congressman sign my Bible. Actually, he wasn’t a congressman yet, he was running his first campaign (on the promise he would serve a maximum of six terms-he’s now on his eighth), and he was the special guest a couple of times at a pancake breakfast for the kids and fathers of my homeschool group. He is now, unfortunately, running for governor, and was interviewed on MSNBC a couple weeks ago about Obama’s health care plan. Besides showing a fundamental lack of understanding about the argument over whether health care is a privilege or a right – he said “Listen, health care a privilege…For some people it’s a right, but for everyone, frankly, it’s not necessarily a right…” – he ranted about the “gobs” of illegal immigrants “getting our health care.” Here’s hoping he doesn’t make it past the primary and that we don’t have to hear much more from him. And I wish he had used a pencil when he signed “Zah Wap” in the front pages of my Bible.