Obama's Misguided Approach to Healthcare

Yesterday Obama had the audacity (of no hope!) to lecture doctors for ordering too many tests, thereby driving up the costs of healthcare.

Is he really that clueless?

Doesn't he realize doctor MUST order multiple tests to avoid being sued for malpractice? In our current sue-happy society, aided and abetted by the Democrat's protection of the American Trial Lawyers Association...one of their largest supporters, we have forced our healthcare providers into a constand C.Y.A. mode of practice.

A doctor friend told me awhile ago that in 95% of his cases he could order one test to confirm his diagnosis, then proceed with treatment. But in the current liability climate, and the demands of his medical malpractice insurer, he has to order a multitude of tests to just to protect himself from potential liability.

But costs don't end there. Malpractice and product liability costs drive up the price of EVERYTHING in medical care by orders of magnitude, as manufacturers are forced to take a belt and suspenders approach to everything they provide to our doctors.

Yet discussion of tort (the area of law within which malpractice falls) reform is off the table, as far as Obama is concerned.

And that's before we even get into government mandates that further hobble our healthcare providers. And that's all before this Administrations current round of proposals for MORE regulation and digital record-keeping requirements.

It's exactly this type of myopic view of major problems that is causing this administration to drive us down the road to ultimate economic oblivion.

Meghan McCain: The nut doesn't fall far from the tree

Meghan McCain, daughter of Senator John McCain, has recently demonstrated why the Republican party has lost its way.

She's been criticizing Ann Coulter. Seems Ann's strident style makes it hard for little Meghan to make nice with all her liberal friends.

And therein lies the problem.

When you have misguided lunatics trying desperately to take our country down the socialist path, why in the world would you be trying to make nice with them?

This is precisely the time that you need straight shooters like Ann Coulter calling a spade a spade and making the left own up to their idiocy!

I just read Ann's book "Guilty" and I would highly recommend it. It clearly and cleverly points out the Left's indefensible positions on virtually every issue, while constantly playing the victim card. Put it on your "Must Read" list!

As for Meghan, she's just proved the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. She's a lefty TRYING to say she's a Republican. If Republicans listen to nutcases like her, we're doomed to continued losses at the polls, and our freedoms to ever-expanding government.

Wisdom of Hillary

A note to Obama regarding your villifying of Rush Limbaugh for his criticism of your policies -- Here's a quote from your Secretary of State:

"I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration."

For once, I think I agree with you, Hil!

Quote of the Day

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

-- Margaret Thatcher