Jonah Goldberg blasted for being pro-health care... for his dog

By GottaLaff

Jonah ::shudder:: Goldberg wrote one of his regular columns in the L.A. Times that got the usual response (his columns consistently get extremely negative feedback, along with requests to rid the paper of his ridiculousness). Another day, another Jonah cur-fuffle.

He wrote about how our canine pals are apolitical and swell and stuff, and how he took his to a neurologist, and how that makes Jonah nearly as warm and fuzzy as an apolitical dog, and... well, follow the link and read the letters. They have a real bone to pick and gave him a bit of a r-r-ruff time:

Re "Dogs don’t care about dogma,” Opinion, Aug. 11

I'm happy to read that Jonah Goldberg loves his dog, Cosmo; it somehow makes him more human. But does he realize there are millions of Americans who don't have access to the expensive and easily accessed medical care that Goldberg is able to provide for his pet?

I'm sure he and Cosmo did not spend an entire day sitting in some free-clinic waiting room, nor did they anxiously seek care at an emergency room. And of course Cosmo, regardless of any preexisting doggy conditions, was not denied medical treatment or the battery of tests necessary for these treatments, nor did he lose his coverage if he lost his job chasing balls in the doggy park. I begrudge Cosmo none of these advantages.

I like dogs very much. I just can't help thinking of the millions of Americans who would sure envy Goldberg's dog.

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What a guy! Isn't Goldberg wonderful? How loving of Goldberg to take his dog to a neurologist. How wrong this liberal could be to think that a conservative doesn't have a heart.

I'm nauseated.

Goldberg's sweet column about taking his dog to a neurologist even though he is a conservative only shows how unfeeling he is. What about the parents who are told by their insurance company that they are not covered for a CAT scan for their child? What about the people who do not have insurance?

If true conservatives can think lovingly only of their animals and not of people, then we can only equate them as being heartless and uncaring toward people in need.

Once again, Jonah's in the L.A. Times dog house. He may have to flea for his life. Life's a bitch, ain't it?