Transcript
July 19, 2010. If you've ever done anything remotely helpful for Barack Obama or the Democrats, you've probably been barraged with mail, both of the electronic and the "snail" sort, explaining what health care reform means for you. I already wrote an earlier strip that touched on whether the "mandate" was constitutional. The pre-existing condition reforms aren't that closely tied to law school or legal whatnot, but I felt Brown Rabbit was long overdue for some physical injury. So here you go.
Pre-existing Condition
Brown Rabbit is standing on the sidewalk next to a tree.
He is about to cross the road. Why does the rabbit want to cross the road? We may never know.
Brown Rabbit's Phone: Quack Quack Quack
End of panel.
Brown Rabbit picks up his phone.
Brown Rabit: This is Brown Rabbit.
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): Hi Mr. Rabbit. This is your
health insurance company.
We're calling to tell you that
we've terminated your policy.
Brown Rabbit: What, why?
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): Failure to disclose a
pre-existing condition.
End of panel.
Brown Rabbit: I thought you can't discriminate based
on pre-existing conditions anymore.
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): Normally we can't.
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): But there's an exception
for you schmucks with
exceptionally bad luck.
Brown Rabbit: Come again?
End of panel.
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): You have a life-threatening
injury nearly every week.
Faceless Bureaucrat (on phone): Seriously, do
you stand in
the middle of
the freeway
for a living or
something?
Brown Rabbit: Nonsense! I'll have
you know that I'm
standing in the middle
of a boulevard, not a--
End of panel.
Brown Rabbit is caught like a deer in headlights. Literally. Except he's a rabbit, not a dear.
End of panel.
Caption: A few hours earlier ...
Faceless Bureaucrat (off-screen): Congratulations! You've been
approved for auto insurance!
Tort Bunny: Oustanding!
End of comic.
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