Tuesday, May 24, 2011

OPEN LETTER TO MITT ROMNEY

You aspire to be President, sir, but you are evasive on your own record. As one who measures a man by his actions rather than his words, I have not seen you demonstrate any disappointment, remorse, or other evidence of second thoughts about Romney Care.

The state of which you were governor, and which implemented your health care plan (Romney Care, it's commonly called), is now in a financial shambles because of that care. Medical professionals are fleeing your state by the trainload. Every measurable patient satisfaction index is down dramatically. Wait times have become a joke.

Yet you remain silent.

What's going through your mind about this? I read your plan for improving health care for the nation. I have yet to hear or read of you repudiating your own state's health care system. So I have to wonder if we're going to trade in Obama Care for Romney Care, on a national basis? I mean, it wouldn't appear that you are bothered by the impact your health care plan is having on your home state. Can we expect that you'll care on a national scale?

If it's you or Obama, I'll vote for you. But the Primaries are another matter altogether. There, we will have several conservative candidates to select from. If I don't hear from you one way or another on Romney Care, you probably won't get my support in the primaries.

One last thought: health care is not a right. Check your US Constitution.