Along with the image was the t-shirt description from the online website where you can order the t-shirt: “A truly hilarious t-shirt for conservatives that believe that terrorizing terrorists is just good clean fun.”

Some of the comments left by my readers:

“My hatred of Islamists is so deep-seeded it is matched only by direct victims of their attacks and possibly Geert Wilders. So I find this hilarious.”

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“That’s a “conservative” t-shirt? I want one!”

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“Awesome! I am getting one of those!
Waterboarding is good clean fun. No one gets injured, and they become much more forthcoming. It’s not like we behead them like they do us! Abu Gharib was embarrassing and unprofessional, but waterboarding is a useful technique.”

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Either we are still too close to 9/11 or many people have just become indifferent to what message this sends … or they know and really don’t care.

Anyway, this t-shirt and the reactions above are a snapshot of America 2010.

(1) Your doctor probably does have your complete medical history. And if he doesn’t, then you’d probably have to head in for him to establish that.

(2) Many times, a doctor will give you a preliminary diagnosis based on the symptoms you report, taken in conjunction with your medical history (which we’ve established he probably has) and other questions; headache, chills, cough, clean medical history: probably the flu. Headache, chills, cough, history of emphysema or lung cancer: to the emergency room!

Surely, I’m simplifying things here, but I have very similar experience when I’m dealing with my GP outside of business hours. I call, leave a message, he calls me back asks some questions, tells me if I’m serious enough to require further care. I saved myself cash (either because I would have gone to the emergency room, or I would have had to go to his office). He saved himself some time.

So, having said all that, I’d like to see an actually doctor (and if you are one, great!) explain why transferring this service to e-mail, on a subscription basis, wouldn’t be effective?

And to your second point, I’m pretty sure Chris was referring to a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner, not some guy off the street, instead of a Doctor. PAs and NPs are highly trained personnel wh happen to cost significantly less than a physician and are, in my cases, just as effective. They are widely used in many circumstances already.

So, now that we’ve established that the two points you think are “horribly reasoned” aren’t and have very solid basis in reality, would you like to continue reading the entire article?

Thanks!

Why can’t I email my doctor and get a reply the way I do with my accountant, attorney, financial planner, pastor, kids’ teachers, etc?

Your accountant has, I presume, every financial information needed to give you advise on whatever you email them about. If you call a random accountant, and asking for advice without disclosing your financial information, they’ll most certainly refuse to give you advise.

Your attorney has the references to the laws you are asking him about. If you call a random attorney and refuse to state your legal problem, they’ll give you a generic non-lawyerish opinion at best.

Your financial planner has, again I presume, every financial information and has knowledge of your future plans to actually give you an advice. Again, if you refuse to give them the information they need to work, they’ll give you a generic answer at best, and refused on answering at worst.

Your pastor has the Theological knowledge and, I presume yet again, certain familiarity with you to give you sound advice.

Your kids’ teachers has the grades of your kids, and should know your kids’ behavior to actually answer your questions.

Your doctor has to see your body to give you correct advice. Depending on how much they know you, and what you are asking them, they can’t answer a so-called simple question without actually evaluating you.

If the other professions you mentioned have access to the working information, why should doctors perform miracles and answer your question without the needed information?

Let’s take another stupidity you spouted:

Does it really take a professional who scored a 1350 on her SAT’s, finished top of her class at UT, then completed seven years of expensive post graduate education and residency to determine whether my kid has an ear infection?

Because, not everything is what it seems. While ear infections might be common, it would be wrong to not check for other, more hazardous conditions.

Those, and other statements kept me from reading completely your article.

I think it would be great if more Americans read Tocqueville…he made some amazing observations….he also observed that “there are many people of principle in America, but no party of principle” (paraphrase)….somethings have NOT changed much in over 200 years….

The healthcare plan as it exists is a no-go for me.

However, from a purely tactical viewpoint, if it appears that the year only buys time for more delay and obstructionism then the Democrats would be smart to push on with the plan they’ve got. It is easier to fix a broken car than to be a super mechanic without a car to fix.

The Democrats know that if the Republicans make major gains in the 2010 election then healthcare reform is absolutely dead. Many Republicans will not even bother to give lip service to healthcare reform should they do well in elections.

Interestingly, it also suggests that CPAC is pulling away pretty decisively from the evangelicals. It has always leaned more libertarian than fundamentalist, but the distinction has never been so clear.

It was a hopeful event.

There are legal precedents on this issue that undermine the plaintiffs’ case. In Minor v. Happersett , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting women from voting against an equal protection challenge.

In Rostker v. Goldberg , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law requiring men, but not women, to register for a possible draft against an equal protection challenge.

In Michael M. v. Superior Court , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law punishing underage boys for having sex with underage girls, but not underage girls for having sex with underage boys, against an equal protection challenge.

http://lobotero.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/3-days-in-february/

Thanx guys and keep up the good work….