The Vigilant American

Let me tell you a story. There once was man named Tom who had a friend named Sam. Sam was Tom's best friend and had known Tom all his life. Tom and Sam would go on regular walks together. Sam would watch Tom's house when Tom was gone, and sometimes Sam would bring Tom his paper. Unfortunately for Sam he aged faster than Tom. With age came medical treatments and Tom would take Sam to his doctor's appointments. The doctors were always helpful, but as Sam grew older they became less willing to provide the care that Sam needed and Tom felt he deserved. Toward the end of Sam's life the doctors refused to care for Sam and told Tom that Sam had lived a long, full life and should be allowed to pass away so that they could focus their efforts on those who could still contribute to society.

Now in this story Sam is a dog, and Tom is his owner. However, under the public option (Obama health care) plan (with the doctors as the government) Sam could be someone's child, father, grandfather, other relative, or life-long friend. Who would want to be told by the government that someone close to them had served their purpose and should be refused life-saving treatment and counseled to passed away? Yet this treatment is a considerable part of the foundation of the Obama health care plan--rationed health care, death panels, waiting periods etc. The current health care system may not be perfect, but it is leaps and bounds better than any public option that has been or is currently being created.