Well, a meeting (on my day off none the less) delayed my reply and musings on the Prez's speech last night. Suffice it to say that my original contention that our focus as a nation needs to be on other areas rather than trying to fix a health care system that the rest of the world actually envies, still stands. If we must focus our energies thus, please people, use that call, e-mail or blog to concentrate on the true weakness inherent in our system...namely, portability of coverage and limiting the access for frivolous law suits.

I by no means want doctors to be "suit proof" like our tax supported government entities, just that attorneys and their clients be held culpable to a case that loses. This simple step would cut the number of lawsuits over night...perhaps that is why the attorney's and their lobbyists oppose such a measure.

Portability of coverage is a much better solution to competition versus the one touted by the socialist power mongers. Look at their track record for medicare none the less social security. Their vision of competition will be printing more money to cover the gap in costs vs. premiums and increasing the debt astronomically for our children and generations beyond. Show me a plan that allows me to opt out for pregnancy, weight and diet related conditions and treatment for other "lifestyle" illnesses and \ or recovery plans and I'll be the first to sign up. That is true competition peeps...