You know, IslandBorn, don't be shy, start a thread or two in the politics section--all this silence can't be good for you.

My sister was hit by a car last year and needed major surgery (she's only 17. And no, she wasn't driving or with a drunk driver, so no comments there). My family was very grateful not to get stuck with a massive bill after her hospital stay. My uncle too, with his cancer that could have easily bankrupted an American family a couple of years ago. Maybe one day if you'll be hit by a car you'll be grateful for the free treatment and stop crying to high heaven about those damn socialists helping sick people. I disagree with the bulk of what Obama does, but socialized health care is ESSENTIAL for any humane democratic society, now get the fuck over it. The free market doesn't extend to life and death.