Quote of the Day

“At the heart of much of the conservative movement bellyaching over health care reform has been this generational warfare — older people who think it’s fine and dandy to demand that the younger generations pay for their heart medications and hip surgeries, but who flip out if they have to help pay for the medical concerns of younger people, such as reproductive care and pediatric care.” — Slate‘s Amanda Marcotte, on the recent mockery of autism victims. Hey, young America, you help out with my arthritis and fibromyalgia meds and I’ll chip in on your neo-natal care, maybe even some plastic surgery. Deal?