Great

Wow, isn't it just great that the US is fast on the road to socialized medicine? I know our health care system is flawed. I know it is ridiculous that things like having a baby in the hospital, doctor visits for a sick child, routine surgeries, teeth cleaning, nursing home care, etc. are out of the financial reach of most people. But I do believe getting the government involved will make things far worse. What if our gov't won't allow a woman to have a c-section because she already has two children? What if it takes several months of waiting to get pain medication for an accident that happened yesterday? What if your lifesaving surgery is on a waiting list so long that you won't make it? What if someone over a certain age--say, 75--is ineligible for any kind of medical care, because some bureaucrat thinks they have lived long enough? What if it's actually against the law for medical personnel to care for people who somehow don't "qualify?"
Do we really want someone who is pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia back in Washington DC making our medical decisions for us? Someone who doesn't know anything about us or our medical conditions?

Torture?

I have read some opinions by sincere Christian folks who actually think it is OK to torture prisoners, with tortures like "water boarding," if it's done for the safety of our country!
One wonders what these folks would say if their own son was subjected to such things by an enemy country in the name of their own "national security."
If we don't want our children to undergo such things, why should our prisons be inflicting them on helpless "terrorist suspects?"
And speaking of safety and security, one must ask:
How many boys have we lost in political wars, wars fought supposedly for "national security?"
How many liberties have we lost in the name of "safety?"
How much government control and tyranny are we subjected to in the name of "safety?"
How long does it take before a government which sanctions torture starts torturing its own citizens who are considered "dangerous?"