It only took the first black President and the first female Speaker....

To pass health care reform. And now the batshit insane have come completely out of the woodwork. The bill, I admit, is flawed. It's not perfect but then again no piece of legislation is, but it is at least a step in the right direction. The Republican party in this country has completely and utterly lost it. Spitting on Congressman, shouting racial slurs, damaging property, making death threats....this isn't the American I know and it certain is not the party of Reagan. I'm embarrassed that they are acting this way. Apparently the only legitimate government is a government run by Republicans. President Obama and the Democratic Congress have no authority to act despite the fact that they were elected - overwhelmingly - by a populous that was tired to the Republican brand. Clearly this is their thinking.

All I know is that in September I won't have to worry about insurance or health care for at least a year, maybe more. God Bless the NHS and the British for instituting a remarkable system that, though not perfect, ensures that all Brits have adequate health care and don't have to worry about how to pay to get the treatment they need.