Get real John

I was watching This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday morning, and heard John McCain say “I know what it’s like in America not to have health care.”

Exsqueeze me?

Son and grandson of Navy Admirals, 1958 Naval Academy graduate, naval officer until 1981, congressman or senator since 1982; John McCain knows what it’s like to be an American without health insurance in the same way that Ted Kennedy knows what it’s like to be an impoverished alcoholic.

C’mon John, you’ve had free access to the best medical care in the world for 25 years. You may know what it’s like to not need health insurance, but that’s a far cry from doing without. Folks like me do without because we can’t afford it. We can’t afford it because your behemoth bureaucracy has driven medical costs through the roof. We can’t afford it because your behemoth bureaucracy confiscates our money to feed and care for itself. We can’t afford health insurance so that you and 25 - 50 million other freeloaders* can.

Phil

* People whose health care is primarily funded by government expenditures.