Paul Ryan, unconcerned with preventable tragedies, emails Seth Meyers
While the House’s recent passage of the American Health Care Act threatens to put millions of lives in jeopardy for the sake of pure spite, at least those it threatens will always have the healing salve of laughter, which is one of the few medicines still available to everyone under the Republicans’ plan. Emboldened by the growing national sentiment that letting poor people die is bad, late-night comedians have been eagerly taking apart the bill and its backers lately, from Jimmy Kimmel to Stephen Colbert to the late Tom Snyder, probably, so obvious are their flaws. It’s the sort of needling criticism that, were you one of those Republican leaders, you might just ignore, like a town hall filled with angry constituents. But of course, that would require some sort of understanding of how to prevent further human suffering. So naturally, Speaker Paul Ryan’s office sent an email to Late Night host Seth Meyers.
