More Socialized Medicine Horror Stories

From the Mike Huckabee Show 6/18/2009:

"15 year-old Braden will need a spinal fusion. in Canada, he has to get on a list -- and that's only to get a surgeon's name. And then, he has to get on another list for that specific surgeon. And then, he has to wait, could be years ... living in excruciating pain. (In the U.S.), Braden could get the surgery done in days... -- Mike Huckabee

His mother has the same congenital condition. At 28, she could not get surgery. She was told "I was too young; I had not suffered long enough; I hadn't been in pain long enough; there were people older than me ... who would get the surgery first."

"In the Canadian health system, I was forced to deteriorate to a point where I was addicted to morphine, I used a walker to get around; I was using diapers because I had no control of my bladder because of the nerve to my bladder. I could not get a date for surgery."

Hukabee - If he stays in Canada, how long will it take to get the care (your son) needs.

Braden's mother --" I would say 2-3 years. I can't even get the name of a surgeon that will see him."

In the words of Canadian medical physician Dr. David Gratzer, "What goes on in Canada or Britian, or Sweden, is that people wait for basic care. According to the (Canadian) government's own statistics... for every two people who require urgent cancer surgery, one person will get it in a timely manner.

People are waiting or suffering. To use the words of the Supreme Court of Canada -- not my words, the Supreme Court of Canada's -- some people simply die.

... (I know) a person sued the government for the right to opt out of the system because he has waited over a year with chronic hip pain for hip replacement, and he is growing addicted to morphine. Is that the kind of healthcare you want for your uncle, your father?"

Not me, Dr. Gratzer. I want better for my family, for my children. The U.S. as the best health care system in the world, by far. The health care reform will put an end to high-quality of medical care in this country -- and it will financially devastate the economy.

Obama-care must be stopped.

And You Want These People to Run Healthcare -- part VII

While I understand the debate between New York Governor David Paterson and New York senators involves state-level and not federal-level politicians, you can't read this story and not fret what might come if we allow politicians on any level to run the health care system in this country.

Since two dissident Democratic senators teamed up with Republicans to form a coalition government and oust Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, angry Democrats have refused to take part in Senate sessions and have hidden bills and agendas from the coalition.

These knuckleheads are so dysfunctional that the governor has to throw a hissy fit and send the senators to their rooms over the weekend and holidays if the senators don't get over their hissy fit.

"If the senators do not cooperate with this order (for a special legislative session), I will convene a special session everyday until they do," Paterson said. "That includes Saturdays and Sundays, that includes Fourth of July. There will be no excuses, and there will be no tolerance to non-compliance to this order."

While the governor can't force senators to vote on or debate bills, the New York Constitution grants him the power to call a special legislative session – and experts say he can even keep the senators in the state house with the help of state police.

Without comment on the merits of any side in this spitting match, do you really want people this narcissistic and self-involved to make decisions that will directly affect your ability to deal with illness or injury in yourself or your family?

Not me; I will stick with Blue Cross, thank you very much.