golgi said:
1st: Why isn't Bush going after the real monsters - the insurance company executives who make exorbitant salaries?
2nd: John Edwards carefully chose his cases and only fought for those people who were wrongfully hurt by GENUINE malpractice cases. He was no ambulance chaser. We all know there are lazy, incompetent physicians around who do not practice standard of care. I know because, shockingly, some of my attendings are like that. Although I have a great disdain for "ambulance chasers" , incompetent physicians who FAILED to provide STANDARD OF CARE or were NEGLIGENT must be punished.
3rd: To Woohaha or whatever your name is...you said you were a former congressional aide or something - and that George Bush took time out to chat with you....You must be a mighty privledged lad to get that aide position and have some mighty nice connections as well...no wonder you had a little tea party with Bush....
Finally: Everything is all political rhetoric. Since when did any candidate deliver? They just tell us what poeple want to hear and then ultimately, the people in Congress make all the decisions. Medicine will always be a great profession. I will graduate with a 230,000 loan and I blame this on the greedy colleges and universitities who spend more money to ensure the football teams' gourmet food than on better facilities for all students.
"You don't go into it for the money stupid"
I was a Senatorial aide thank you.
Another person here that thinks they have all of the answers. This is the type of ignorance and judgement that seems to pervade the public when politics are concerned. If you want to see who delivers on their promises and who does not, the Congressional Record is a public document and is available online. I suggest you read it before you pop off and put everyone in the same group. The Senator I worked for was very good at delivering on his promises--he was elected to the US Senate for four consecutive six-year terms before he resigned because he was elected Governor of his state. He had an impecable record.
Where is the privelege you are talking about on my behalf??? If you know something about my life that I don't know, by all means share it with me. I came from a working class family, went to public high school, served four years in the US Air Force, and attended public university. I have accomplished everything on my own--no help, including putting myself through college and med school.
Tea party??? Don't minimize a situation when you don't know what you are talking about--it lets your ignorance slip out. I met President Bush during policy meetings with various members of his cabinet and staff. And yes I do have some very good contacts in the Federal government and Congress--all whom I have worked with extensively trying to save this country from this liberal push to socialism.
Further, as for your comments about Edwards--I will let his record speak for itself. I heard the same thing about his "case selectivity" when he was running for US Senate. He is in the same boat as Kerry, Clinton, Gore, Dashle, etc. Either his campaign or his track record is correct--not both. Not only is it in his Senate record, it is available in the North Carolina archives. The fact is that he is in the pocket of the most liberal legal organizations in the country--including The Trial Lawyers of America.
Don't even pretend to know why I went into medicine. If it were for the money, I would have become an invesment banker after four years of college. There are easier ways to make a lot of money than medicine.
