I think it's lovely that Patch Adams is working for peace. I hope he continues that work and has every success with it. In that respect, I don't think he is at all a flake. He's a good feelings kind of guy and that's something he's very good at spreading around.

But he is not going to bring health care to those of us in the US who don't have access to it, despite any claims he may make otherwise. And that was the assertion that I was addressing. I can say from long experience that big red noses and bear suits don't make not having access to any kind of medical or other health care any easier to live with.