Washington Street Meets Mr. Tort Reform

Okay about a week ago I wrote about how Wall Street was making the acquaintance of Mr. Tort Reform who likes living on Main Street, but who seldom shakes the hand of those marauding the halls on Wall Street. Well this week we had two very interesting stories about Mr. and Mrs. Tort Reform popping up again. First we have President Obama playing up to Wall Street and mentioning reform in the area of medical malpractice (this means letting those who can best afford to pay for their professional mistakes be free from taking financial responsibility for the misery they cause to patients) and then Congressman Kucinich- broke a tooth in the cafeteria and is suing the federal government or its vendor for $100,000.

I could think of only one worse decision by someone in the public’s eye.

Congressman Kucinich to his staff after news broke of his errant filing:

Quickly where's da plane! Da plane!

Now all I can say is I hope the Congressman is treated like my clients are treated by tort reform minded juries (Sorry Charlie!) and that President Obama includes himself, Michelle, Sasha, Malia, the Congress, Wall Street and the CEO’s of America to the tort reform menu that was served on Main Street. In other words if you’re going to include it make it iron clad, so tight that no CEO or Congressman or Congresswoman can squeeze by. We do still have a democracy don’t we?

Congressman Kucinich meets Mr. Flip Flop Tort Reform

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNokY4_27PE

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Mr. Flip Flop

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEIzt_oP4VA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mYlJX1yDjY
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9jdDHdFV0

Here is what they want to get away with.

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