population. 15% of Americans do not have Insurance. So do we throw out the majority who have adequate insurance.No we need to come up with a program that helps the 15%.This can be done instead of Obama providing a national program that is dictated by his socialist ideology.Wake up Alice! Dingaling | 7.28.09 @ 12:18PM Maybe Professor (I mean President . . . ) Obama's academic record was less than stellar, but he has made it clear that that the ivory tower is not his primary career goal. There may be plenty of grounds for criticism of the current president, but publishing and academic achievements are hardly paramount. Comparing the current President with any of the past five, I think I can safely claim that academic achievement and published scholarly contributions have been hardly decisive in whether the presidency was successful or not. In the case of Professor Obama, on the grounds of his superficial academic career one can at the worst call him a lousy phony. But then again, this could apply to many of the "illustrious" scholars occupying the ivory tower. And for politicians, phony would be a very mild characterisation for their typical sins. Nevertheless, Mr. Stien, I respect and enjoy your opinion. Please keep up the good work. Jerry | 7.28.09 @ 12:21PM Some people are still under the influence of the cool-aid and believe Barry was down for the struggle. Not so, his white mom and grandmother raised him, and he didn't suffer much attending