Comments on: Why not give free market healthcare for veterans a try? (MORE: A VIETNAM VETERAN EMAILS)

By: Steve Skubinna

Steve Skubinna — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:50:28 +0000

Beat me to it, Rat. As bad as the VA can be, it’s really nationalized health care writ small. It’s the same thing the Dems point so proudly to up in Canada, and the same thing they’d make us (not them, to be sure – you can bet money that the Edwards and Kennedys and Clintons would pay for premium medical care) all suffer under.

This is just a snapshot of one of those Americas Edwards likes to talk about. And it’s the one he won’t be living in.

By: Great White Rat

Great White Rat — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:51:51 +0000

David Bernstein’s point is very well taken. I agree completely. The time is long past when the government got out of this provision and helped provide care at private healthcare facilities.

One other thought – if substandard care is par for the course at these government run hospitals, isn’t it logical to be concerned that the entire health care system will go the same route if we enact a HillaryCare system? Somehow I don’t think the left-wing politicos who are preening for the cameras now will make that connection.

By: forest hunter

forest hunter — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:32:36 +0000

In addition to karl and SEW’s comment, they’re not afraid to speak their mind about it either! Naturally, I called them on their inane babbling. Freedom of expression if you lack moonbat rants in your speech-Das Verbotten!

I wondered (NOT!) why it took THREE attempts to get my new photo ID mailed to me.

Meanwhile in Al and NO, where do you think the most progress is being made re:Katrina?

By: SEW

SEW — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:57:16 +0000

In my opinion the problem with the VA and Walter Reed exist because they both are simply classic government bureaucracies! Their existence is to perpetuate the status quo and maintain the standard of living for the bureaucrats,internal and external, which is basically all employed. And as you might guess, most are Democrat. If expenses are cut from one area, the next budget year reflects less money dispensed there.

It has been 30 years since I worked in one but I doubt much has changed.

By: The Heretik : A Framed Masterpiece

The Heretik : A Framed Masterpiece — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:30:55 +0000

[...] Airing it out: Brilliant at Breakfast, Middle Earth Journal, Michelle Malkin, Once Upon a Time, Obsidian Wings, DownWithTyranny!, TPMmuckraker, COUNTERCOLUMN, Balloon Juice, Sister Toldjah, The Volokh Conspiracy, The Impolitic, On Deadline, Rising Hegemon, TalkLeft, AMERICAblog, News Desk Blog, PoliBlog (TM) and Think Progress [...]

By: karl

karl — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:52:09 +0000

I seperated from active duty in 1995. I can personally attest that the veterans care system, at least every VA facility I have ever been too was slow, old and run down.

Sure, that may seem anecdotal, but consider that it mirrors alot of the complaints about the active duty health care as well. I can also say from 12 years active duty that that the military system is just as bad.

I have no ideas or answers for the problem, but I have to make note that anyone who is now suddenly discovering that the system is broken has not been paying attention.