This small bit of common sense so painfully obvious we shouldn't even have to say it brought to you by the Nathan Russell for Assembly Campaign:

Every now and then, you come across a sentence that smacks you right in the face.

In this case, it smacks you even harder because it's so obvious that it shouldn't have to be said.

Here it is:

Ultimately, no matter what system we create, the people who will pay for our health care is us.

Are you thinking: well, duh? Yeah, me too. So how come we have to say it?

Because, as hard as this is to believe, some people don't get that.

Nathan Russell is the Republican candidate for the Assembly's 51st District (southern half of Sauk County, plus parts of some other counties). He wrote the line as part of a column for the Monroe Times yesterday. I've got longer comments over at my place, or you can just go read the whole thing.

Or, better, first read the whole thing, then go over to my place to see if you agree with me. Yeah. Do that.