Blindfold! Oooooo...now yer gettin' nasty, Don. The blindfold is there to indicate justice's impartiality, not her inability to see the facts. Justice must be without prejudice or it's not justice. She doesn't see the color of the man's skin or what kind of clothes he's wearing, she only hears his testimony, and quite clearly.

As you say, Don, ""The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. . . ." Yes. That's right. Turn it back to yourself.

Now what are we each setting out to do here, you and I? I'm setting out to prove that everyone in the immediate discussion (meaning you, me, Carol, and GfS) has made some good and valuable points worth considering about health care, and that we all agree on some of them. That's a win-win scenario, based on mutual respect.

You appear bent on proving, however, that you are right and that someone else in the discussion is wrong. That's a win-lose scenario at other people's expense, based on not respecting them.

I think my scenario is mucb more positive than yours in that respect. What do you think?