Our American friends seem to be getting into a dogfight over who wrecked their health system.

Democrat or Republican - couldn't you get some cross party agreement that the present situation is quite intolerable and you NEED some form of socialised medicine.

My wife got ill (disabled in fact) with rheumatoid arthritis when she was just 26 years old and it was the end of both our working careers. the marriage vows say 'in sickness and in health' and when you look around theres never anyone else to help. I suspect its the same with bringing up kids.

Denise and I have lived through some pretty tough times financially, but the situation would have killed us both if we had been worried about health insurance, and the medical profession had some sort carte blanche to ignore us.

One things sure - you needed a health service a damn sight more than you needed to invade Iraq.