Today, Be Glad Tomorrow," and "Want Peace of Mind? Spend Prudently"--stuff my great grandmother, who never went to school, could tell you while laboring over a pot of stew in the kitchen. But the most hilarious part of Ben the Clown's article is where he so graciously and caringly warns his "beloved" fellow Americans that basically Obama is out to take away their freedoms. Firstly, where was this noble defender and protector Ben Stein when we lost all kinds of freedom as a result of that most unpatriotic "Patriot Act" that Bush & Co. rammed down our throats following 9/11??? Secondly and specifically in regards to healthcare, try telling the 50 - 60 million currently uninsured Americans that they'll be losing their freedom if a universal healthcare plan is implemented. What a joke! The fact is we need universal healthcare. No employer-sponsored plan, individual savings plan, tax break, etc. can take its place. With employer-sponsored plans, you lose your job and there goes your insurance coverage. Same with an individual savings plan: who's going to keep paying health insurance premiums when you've been laid off or disabled and have more urgent expenses such as food, gas and rent/mortgage? The U.S. is the only industrialized "Western" country that does not have a comprehensive, universal health plan, and it's a disgrace. The (supposedly) richest country in the world cannot provide adequate healthcare for its citizens. First you have to wonder why that is, and secondly, it's about time that changed. Gidget |