when it comes to health care, remember the maine

americans must be persuaded with fear

100 thousand americans die from medical errors each year

30 thousand in car accidents

less than 10% those numbers in the terrorist attack on 911

after 911 we signed away many of our most precious rights in the bill of rights out of fear that was whipped up by domestic demagogues...wholesale violations of the 4th 5th and 8th amendments for example

health insurance companies regularly ration and deny health care

but the blue dog dems and the repubs have done a masterful job of demonizing government and getting people to fear death panels and gov rationing of health care even tho old people live longer in canada and england and senior citizens in america are glad to have medicare

universal health care will pass eventually...not during good times

but when the country descends into a great depression with 25% unemployment, 100 million without health care and a plague like H1N1 spreading thru the ranks of the poor and unemployed threatening all the rest of the country

fear, fear, is how to sell americans on an idea...remember the maine