Sounds kind of un-American.

The sad thing is that Republicans have been obstructionists in the health care reform debate. It would have been nice if the GOP countered with their own plan. One that maybe could be merged with the Democrats' plan. Where there'd be some give and take. But Republcans just didn't want anything done. Wanted to maintain the status quo. Postpone. Postpone. Postpone. Really, our gawd-awful health care system has been allowed to fester for decades. It needs streamlining. An overhaul. The high cost makes health care unaffordable for many, many Americans. Think of it. Almost 50 million Americans are uninsured, and many of 'em don't seek medical help. Even when they are dreadfully ill. A Harvard University study shows that 45,000 Americans die needlessly every year because they don't seek medical attention because of lack of insurance. That's 15 times more deaths than in the 9/11 terrorist attack. And we're needlessly losing those lives year after year. Things ain't getting better. We have a gridlocked Congress. Unwilling to deal with the health care issues on a bipartisan basis. It's a sad commentary on our state of politics. Yes, we have two political parties working against each other. Unwilling to sit down together and do what's best for America. Sounds kind of un-American to me. --Jim Broede