The history of progressive politics in the U.S., the founding and history of the Republican party (from its beginnings and its best-loved president, Abraham Lincoln, through its role in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and beyond) and the biographies of America’s founding fathers make for interesting reading and might bring one to somewhat different conclusions. To the extent that in modern times, the GOP has become just another Machiavellian “club,” it should be rejected with as much fervor as the Democrat party.

Why can’t Christians and Christian churches step up and provide care? Because, for a host of reasons, the costs would be overwhelming. Decades ago, with the advent of union contracts and other morally questionable forces, the practice of letting the consumer market drive the cost of medical care was jettisoned. “The market” became the financial industry, most specifically insurance companies. Also, all 50 states have failed to enact proper tort reform laws. This results in an average OB-GYN in some places paying an annual med mal premium of $100,000 or more. The cost is passed on to the insurance companies and from there, to their insureds. (I used to work in this field, on the wrong side – but now I’ve seen the light on it.) The entire system is unconscionable, but it’s a large part of why medical care here costs as much as it does. Other mini-bureaucracies have also taken over and voila! – we have a veritable nightmare.

Thank you for this blog. It is a delight to read!

The problem is very real. I once gave one of the St. Vincent house patients some of my own medication since he could not afford to buy it. Yet I know the AFA is not the cure this young doctor hopes for. She does not seem to realize that middle class families are also hurting.

Then I see article and I want to scream, literally scream:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509315/Congress-adds-25m-budget-chimpanzee-retirement-plans.html

Soli Deo Gloria