Viagra Nightmare

Wow, here we go again. There is a sinister conspiracy by the federal government to deny convicted sex offenders a prescription of Viagra. What is the world coming to these days, when a decent hard-working rapist or child molester cannot get a prescription for his failing member? Now he cannot become "SUPER SEX OFFENDER" by taking some pills that we, the tax payer, are paying for. Now his deviant sex drive cannot even be bolstered by a raging chemical hard-on so that he can continue preying on innocents.

Why is this even a matter of conjecture? Simply explained, too many bureaucrats with too many regulations to keep pace with implementation.

"The state comptroller's office called attention to the situation on Sunday, saying audits from 2000 through March found that 198 sex offenders in New York received Medicaid-reimbursed Viagra after their convictions. Their crimes included offenses against children as young as 2, Comptroller Alan Hevesi said."

Oh that's sweet. That is really good. Convicted sex offenders can attack three times as many victims since they have the advantage of viagra. I do not necessarily blame any one particular agency or person or branch of government, but this clearly abrogates any sense of intelligence. In many places around this world the sex offender, if he is not just executed, has the advantage of having their gonads removed. This is not the case in the USA, however. About the time that regular heterosexuals in legal and happy marriages need a little 'lift' to keep the marriage wheels rolling, geriatric pedophiles and rapists can use the same medication. That should make all of us feel a lot safer.

Instead of becoming a super-hero by taking some radiation pills or absorbing a vile chemical concoction, they can become the super-villains by taking a government backed Medicare re-imbursement. The only difference from their younger days is that they have to get up an hour earlier before they go down to the school yard to pick out a girlfriend.

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

" 'The bottom line is, giving convicted sex offenders government-funded Viagra is like giving convicted murderers an assault rifle when they get out of jail,' said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. He said he would sponsor a bill to close the loophole."

I agree wholeheartedly.

"New York Gov. George Pataki called on Washington to reverse the Clinton-era's 'irrational and misguided policy.' The Republican also directed the New York Parole Division to prohibit convicted sexual offenders on parole from using erectile-dysfunction drugs. He recommended county probation departments do the same."

Well now, hang on there. This kind of idiocy is not regulated by democrats or republicans exclusively. That kind of finger pointing does no one any good whatsoever, and what we have to address is what happens when a bloated bureaucracy has too many laws and regulations and government benefits to keep track of in any sense of efficiency. No doubt that it is misguided, but there is an old saying about committees and bureaucratic nonsense: "There are none of us as stupid as ALL of us." So, the states in the USA that find themselves in a similar situation need to take a deep breath, admit that something is way out of line, and figure out how to stop this kind of nightmare.