Dark Chocolate

Chocolates can be tasty for your tongue but nasty for your health. I was quite amazed how easily people come up with analogies. When I was in Singapore at an International conference discussing recent events and legislations in US Congress, A democrat abbreviated the long name of his health-care resolution as CHOCOLATE( Congressional Health-care Operation concerning the Overall livelihood of Americans in Tomorrow's Economy). Very creative indeed. But as if cancel out the creative juices from his political rival, a Republican promptly responded that chocolates were harmful for health. That was then in early 2010, a time that would be a political haven for democrats if they paralleled it with the situation they are presently in. But in retrospect the comment by the republican was more than just a vague pass-off or a hilarious rhetoric. That chocolate that sweetened democratic victory in 2008 seems to have turn bitter for their political health in 2010. As they head on into the 2010 midterms in a few days, they'll probably asking themselves whether the risk of eating CHOCOLATE( passing health-care bill) was too big a political risk. Instead of being able to savor the sweet tase, they're now condemned to its ill-effects. While health-care became a popular political platform to win the presidential election, it has now become some sort of liability for the democrats. Instead of proudly showcasing their achievements thorugh health-care, they are now desperately trying hide away from it. Maybe this is a lesson to all political parties in USA and around the world, that a sweet starter isn't necessarily indicative of a delicious main course!