Yoda,

Never once did I say that I think socialized medicine is the answer. What I have been saying for a very long time is that Republicans need to offer a solution which will make access to group plans affordable and available to all. All the Republicans are doing right now is saying what it should NOT be. They need to think on it and not just push buttons to fire up the same old reactions that they can hide behind, status-quo.

I hope you do not think I am giving you some kind of assignment or something. But when I saw your post just now, I went back into the archives and found this link that I posted here in March. There are two parts to it. It's from NPR and maybe you could listen to it if you want to and it might give you an idea about why I am so concerned for so many people. Some of whom I know.

And I really am a moderate, Yoda. I thought I was a liberal Republican. Maybe I am a conservative Democrat. Who knows? I never could color inside the lines. But I am as passionate about my beliefs as you are about yours.

I invite you to listen to this radio show I am linking here and maybe it will help you to at least see some of what I see. I know we will likely never agree, but at least you could maybe see my point of view a little more clearly. (I like some of the stuff you say.) The first part is about the under-insured. The second part is about the economics of healthcare.

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundown...Date=3-11-2009

Boomer (I have no idea why I am up at 2:00 AM hanging out in Political. I am so diurnal normally. Oh well.)