"Does he think we're stupid?"

I think the American people tend to be pig-headed, verging on self-imposed stupidity.

Does the health care system need to be reformed? Yes.

Does the US spend more per capita on health care services than most other industrialized nations? Yes.

Does the US have a higher percentage of its population uninsured, for whatever reason, than most other industrialized nations? Yes.

Does the US health care industry place unreasonable restrictions on basic and normal health care services, such as, for example, denying health insurance to people with what are termed pre-existing conditions or being a woman of child bearing age? Yes.

Does the high and increasing cost of health care premiums pretty much put purchasing out of reach for those on the bottom tiers of wage earners or the multitude of small business owners? Yes.

But the vitriol and hate towards any type of reform that the government may put forth simply because it is being driven by the government simply blinds far too many to the reality.

Despite the rantings, fact remains that there is a problem that needs to be resolved. Doing nothing does not resolve the problem. But nothing is what is being done, except of course, blocking any reform whatsoever, which is worse than nothing.