So a woman just came in to where I work and is making plans to go to Serbia.

[gateley]

She's originally from there but has been living in Seattle for the past 20 years (loves it).

And no surprise why she's going -- she's ill, and can't afford health care here. Serbia, like the rest of the civilized world, offers no-cost care to its citizens.

What is wrong with us? And WHY can't we get this message through those thick Republican heads?

Lovely woman. I feel sad for her, and ashamed of our "health care" system here.

[msongs]

1. thick republican heads? don't forget obama and dems, more thick heads on this issue nt

[gateley]

8. Obama and the Dems know it, they just can't get any support from Congress.

The Republicans refuse to acknowledge that our entire system sucks.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. I think some of repubs (and blue dogs) know damn well how screwed up it is.

But all that insurance lobby and for profit health care money going into their election coffers is more important to them than the health of our country.

[gateley]

12. Okay, I should probably re-phrase and say the Republicans keep hammering home

the "best health care in the world" crap, and their constituents keep believing it. Regardless of the facts.

[gateley]

15. Yes, but it's never that cut and dried, IMO. I don't know if any previous POTUS has

been met with such coordinated resistance. They get their message out to the masses and then you've got a chunk of the country saying NO SOCIALIST HEALTHCARE! He's gotta govern them all -- what would you have done?

[TheWraith]

13. "Thick heads" for Obama and the Dems being the ones supporting universal healthcare?

Or are you just blaming them for the fact that the Republicans will do anything to prevent it from happening?

[drm604]

2. We can't get through to the Republicans because they're not representing us,

they're representing the insurance companies.

The only solution is to vote them out.

[Yooperman]

3. I hear ya...

It is the biggest sham this country has ever concocted on the American people.

Insurance reform was NOT what we needed..we need to get insurances out of the equation period.

My Brother was within the last couple of weeks of his life due to a brain tumor. He had been in a nursing home... he had "good" insurance so he was being taken care of. He had a bad turn of events and was sent to the hospital where he had the surgery to extend his life a few months. He stabilized and the hospital wanted him to return to the nursing home. His insurance company refused to pay for more nursing home care.... they determined he was able to live at home. He was a single father and didn't have someone to help him if he did move back home. My family had to come up with $2000.00 for the nursing home to admit him again.

It is truly sickening when our Doctors are overruled time and time again because of some greedy bastard in an office in a distant city calling the shots.

At least this woman has a place to go to get care...

YM

[RKP5637]

4. Same here ... I'm ashamed of our "health care" system. n/t

[Liberal Veteran]

5. Repubs would say "Too bad she'll have to wait 10 years to get socialized treatment"

They believe all the right wing talking heads (who really do get gold plated medical service because they can buy it) who are treated like royalty.

[liberal N proud]

6. America - Land of the Greed

[Mz Pip]

7. The GOP congresscritters have health care

bought and paid for by American tax dollars. They've got their's so screw everyone else.

Back at the beginning of the GOP Presidential campaign I wanted one of the moderators to ask each and every one of the candidates to raise their hand if they had healthcare paid for by our tax dollars and which one of them would be willing to give it up. That would have been interesting.

[hunter]

10. She's lucky she has someplace to go.

.

[gateley]

11. Even after living abroad for 20 years, she'll still be taken care of when she goes home. nt

[Louisiana1976]

16. K&R

[Glimmer of Hope]

17. I recently traveled overseas and met people from all parts of the world.

They wanted me to explain:

1. Why is our health care system is so screwed up and
2. Why isn't Bush in jail?