I would like to point out yet once again that I have not blamed Israel for the fact that I don't have access to health care. What I have said is that we shouldn't be giving billions of dollars a year to a country that doesn't need it while the needs of the people in this country aren't being met. This is not an unreasonable position. I don't think anyone who has access to health care can understand what it's like to know that a not insignificant percentage the hard earned money I and my husband are sending to the government is being given away to a country that doesn't need it, while citizens of this country are not getting their needs met. This is also not a criticism of Israel, but a criticism of the government of my own country. People who need to see in these comments a criticism of Israel are having their perceptions distorted by their own prejudices. Either that, or my meaning is being intentionally distorted as a smear tactic.

I don't think Patch Adams is going to solve any problems. I've been watching him for too long. He's a well-meaning flake, but he's a flake nevertheless. When I talked to him on the phone, I was in a bit of a crisis, and his responses showed me that his talk is just that... talk.

I am no less critical of the government of the US than I am of the government of Israel. When governments are doing things they shouldn't do, and when I have a direct tie with those governments, either through being a voter in their country or by supporting them with my tax dollars, not only do I have a right to speak up about what they are doing, but I also have a responsibility to do so. And I will continue to do so, regardless of the smear tactics that people use to try to silence the people of conscience who speak out.