[TomOnTheRun]

who was the god of commerce (and of gamblers and thieves).

YOu are quite correct. I did say in an earlier post that he was a god of commerce but he does become associated with healing later on long after this symbol was created. The symbol comes with him. Hermes was pretty persistent - he later morphs into other things like Hermes Trismagistus and such. A google image search for caduceus brings up a LOT of websites for Hospitals and M.D.s

[blackbart.223]

" A google image search for caduceus brings up a LOT of websites for Hospitals and M.D.s"

The Caduceus is worn by many medical proffesionals to symbolize what they do. I worked as a paramedic for quite a few years and wore one. For a political hack like Obama to use that symbol and attach his propaganda to it is insulting.

Any questions?