Michael Burgess was not born in Texas, but I take little comfort in that because he now represents Fort Worth, Texas in Congress.  Reminder: he’s a pervert who enjoys watching male fetuses play with their private parts.

He is a physician.  When he appeared on Chris Matthews last night to discuss if health care is a right, things got a little twisted.

“Do you believe health care is a right,” Matthews asked quizzically.

Burgess replied, “I told you. It’s a responsibility.”

Matthews: “No. Is it a right like life or is it a right like the right to bear arms or a right in the Bill of Rights? Do you have a right to health care provided by the federal government?”

Burgess answered, “You have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Matthews: “Not health?”

Burgess: “I’m a physician. If someone has a right, that means you take my skills and the fruits of my labor. That is what you’re telling me.”

Matthews: “I’m just asking. I’m not telling you anything. I want to know where you stand.”

Burgess: “I told you where I stand. It is a responsibility that people have to have the provision for taking care of their health and their family’s health.”

So, Burgress is big on the fruits of his labor belonging to him and him alone.  If you want it, you have to pay full price for it because they are his fruits, dammit.

Okay, that’s Republicanism in a nutshell.  But, let me tell you a little secret. The fruits his labor are his, and the fruits of your labor are also his.

To be a doctor, Burgess went to two schools:  The University of North Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.  They are both state supported universities.  When he attended those schools, the tuition was about $75 a semester.  Taxpayers picked up the rest of his tuition.  This sumbitch went to undergraduate and medical school on the fruits of my damn labor.

He did his residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital, which is paid for by a specially dedicated property tax on the citizens of Dallas County.  Oh no, he didn’t “take responsibility to have the provisions” to go to a private university and medical school. He went on the taxpayer’s backs.

Look, I have no problem with that, just so long he doesn’t think he did it on his own.

See, this right here is exactly what I hate about Republicans.  Oh, they are big on their labor but not so much yours.

Thanks to Paul for the heads up.