Viagra + Birth Control + McCain + Reporters = Disaster

During a Q&A session with reporters last week, John McCain was asked why he has voted down a bill requiring insurance companies to cover prescription contraception in light of the fact that many do cover Viagra. The origin of this question came, interestingly enough, from Carly Fiorina who is now a McCain adviser – source. Remember, McCain has publicly admitted to using Viagra. Watch this video, ponder the 8 second pause, and consider my argument below.

Haven’t you learned the art of dealing with reporters, Mr. McCain? If you’re at all unsure about a question, either don’t talk about it, change the subject, or turn the question into a matter that you are comfortable speaking about. Thou Shalt never take a question, think about it for a while, show the look of struggle on your face, and then refuse to respond by actually admitting your lack of knowledge about the topic.

Just for the record, I feel bad for McCain. He tried desperately, albeit detrimentally, not to duck the question. Congressional votes are not simple. A no vote on a seemingly simple issue often times turns out to be much more complicated than it appears on the surface.

Now, why is it that dispensing Viagra is OK, but dispensing birth control is not? McCain’s vote was shaped by either his business/lobbyists connections or by his religious views. Let’s give Mr. McCain the benefit of the doubt and assume there were no unethical business forces influencing his vote. That leaves only one other possibility. So, was his vote based on religious reasons? Was it?

Consider this! Viagra can help married couples enjoy a better . . . well, we all know what it’s for. However, Viagra also happens to help perverts (sin), non-married individuals (sin), gay men (major sin), non-married gay men (double sin), and even old non-married perverted gay men (sin, sin, sin, and sin)! In other words, Viagra can be used for sinful purposes.

Now let’s examine birth control. Aside from the assortment of condoms, spermicides, etc., there are basically 2 types of pills: those that prevent pregnancy and those that end pregnancy (as in the case of morning after pills). Let’s consider the first kind of pills for this argument since the proposed bill was for prescription contraceptives. Those pills can be used by non-married individuals (sin) . . . and that’s it. Perverts don’t use them, gay men don’t need them, non-married gay men don’t buy them, and old non-married perverted gay men can’t find a good use for them.

So, Viagra is OK and birth control is not. Wow, my logic must be truly flawed!

By the way, I did not research whether Mr. McCain did in fact get back to the reporter with the reason for his vote.