Posted on 07/10/2009 7:51:14 AM PDT by FromLori
This afternoon, catch the very first broadcast of the twice-weekly "Senate Doctors" show, part of a growing GOP effort to increase outreach and inform Americans about alternatives to the agenda being put forth by President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party as the nation hurtles toward an intense debate over health care reform in America. The group is comprised of several Republican medical doctors currently serving in the U.S. Senate.
From the Senate Doctors' press release:
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced today a new, live, online show – “Senate Doctors ” – broadcasting here every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The first show will air tomorrow, Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) – an orthopedic trauma surgeon and former President of the Wyoming Medical Society – and Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) – a family practice physician specializing in obstetrics – will be regular hosts, with guests making appearances. The show will focus on policy discussions, with constituents sharing their questions, stories, concerns, and comments about health care proposals being debated in Congress.
Barrasso said, “We all agree that health care needs reform. Having practiced medicine for over two decades in Wyoming, I know that the devil is in the details. Doing nothing is simply not an option. We must be careful, we must be thoughtful, and we must be deliberate about the changes we make. Health care is a very complex and intensely personal issue. It deserves a serious, open, and transparent national debate. ‘Senate Doctors’ will allow more Americans to participate in that discussion.”
Coburn said, “As a practicing physician, I know that the doctor patient relationship is at the heart of medicine. Unfortunately, some in the Senate want to severe that relationship and put unaccountable and unqualified politicians and government bureaucrats in charge of medicine. Having a government board dictate medical treatments based on abstract economic data – not medical knowledge, or years of experience – is wrong for Americans and my patients. Republicans are committed to making health care more affordable while letting doctors and patients call the shots.”
For more information, to submit questions and comments, or to tune in, visit http://republican.senate.gov/doctors/. Viewers can send questions and comments via e-mail, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter from this site. Barrasso and Coburn will respond to a sampling of questions in future episodes.
Good things are coming, friends and neighbors. Each morning, we're awakening to worsening popularity numbers for this hyped-up president and his administration, and we're seeing new efforts by Republicans in the House and Senate to once again embrace core Jeffersonian values and articulate those principles to an American people clamoring for competence and real leadership in Washington.
I hate to keep harping upon the merits of constructive obstructionism, but that's what we're really starting to see more and more of from Republicans on Capitol Hill. The tide is turning, I think, and if we keep our momentum and come together even more behind the principles of smaller government, I think 2010 could shape up to be a very good year.
In the meantime, I hope to check out this first broadcast. I'm curious, above all, to see what they are capable of. They seem to be framing it like a talk show, touting guests and such who will come on for interviews. It makes me wonder -- will Tom Coburn come out and deliver an opening monologue? Are there any musicians in the GOP ranks that could serve as band leader?
Regardless, I'd like to do what I can to contribute. Here's my idea for the first Top Ten List:
Top Ten Most Frequent Doctor-Provided Diagnoses and Solutions Under Government-Run ObamaCare
10. "Take two government-provided aspirin and call me in six months."
9. "It hurts when you do that? Well, don't do that."
8. "It'll be $3000 extra if you want me to use the scalpel. The soup spoon is free."
7. "Where does it itch, Mr. Clinton?"
6. "No habla Ingles."
5. "Just rub some funk on it."
4. "Pregnant? Not a chance. I think you should just lay off the Cheetos."
3. "I'm sorry, sir, but the tumor is inoperable. At this point, it might just be best to enjoy your time with family and make your peace with Obama."
2. "No, congressman, your private hospital is down the block."
1. "Cancer? No, ma'am -- I'm a Capricorn."
Medical doctor LOL!
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