that Washington will continue to march forward no matter what any analysis portrays. This is not to turn the subject political but address the reality of what is happening.

I would venture to say the majority (pick a number that suits you....but in my opinion, the real number is a larger margin than Obama won the election).....would like for health care reform to be a more orderly process instead of the current time, dated, forced march to get "anything" passed.

I continue to suggest every breathing senior educate themselves as this thread is attempting to do. Then in addition to discussing with friends and neighbors, contact your representatives and make your desires known. The fact of life is, it is an election year and it may just have an affect on some (we don't need them all) to slow the process down.

What we all know intuitively from each of our respective backgrounds and experience is that what we have as health care today, may well turn out to be the best we have ever had. For certain, it will turn out to be the least cost compared to the future guesstimates.

Yes this thread could have remained elsewhere in TOTV for hopefully broader exposure.....there are only 500+ signed up for political and thousands not.

Such a pity because some FEW cannot address the time of day without snipping and jabbing partisan fluff that intellectually (or otherwise) adds zero value.

btk