Bill Ritter, healthcare, and an aside about Shawn Mitchell
What do Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan and Cuba all have in common? According to the CIA, they all have lower infant mortality rates than the United States. Ditto for Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland, about 30 other countries, and Macau, which is a special administrative region of China.
Point being, healthcare in America is not what it should be. And Colorado's system is in even worse shape. In fact, 17% of the people in our state don't even have basics like healthcare insurance.
Welcome to reason number 4,329 to vote for Democratic candidate for governor Bill Ritter.
Today's Rocky Mountain News reports that Ritter has set out the ambitious goal of securing healthcare coverage for the 770,000 Coloradans who live without it.
Republican gubernatorial candidates Marc Holtzman and Both Ways Bob Beauprez refused to join Ritter at yesterday's healthcare forum, which was sponsored by the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved. Instead the Republicans sent Shawn Mitchell. And what a mistake that was. Mitchell claimed governmental health insurance was a mistake because the Republican administration "that bungled the response to Hurricane Katrina would screw up health care."
You have to be kidding me. Basically Mitchell said, "We don't know how to govern. Please don't make us!"
Don't worry, Mitchell. We won't. We're throwing you all out in November.
Point being, healthcare in America is not what it should be. And Colorado's system is in even worse shape. In fact, 17% of the people in our state don't even have basics like healthcare insurance.
Welcome to reason number 4,329 to vote for Democratic candidate for governor Bill Ritter.
Today's Rocky Mountain News reports that Ritter has set out the ambitious goal of securing healthcare coverage for the 770,000 Coloradans who live without it.
Republican gubernatorial candidates Marc Holtzman and Both Ways Bob Beauprez refused to join Ritter at yesterday's healthcare forum, which was sponsored by the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved. Instead the Republicans sent Shawn Mitchell. And what a mistake that was. Mitchell claimed governmental health insurance was a mistake because the Republican administration "that bungled the response to Hurricane Katrina would screw up health care."
You have to be kidding me. Basically Mitchell said, "We don't know how to govern. Please don't make us!"
Don't worry, Mitchell. We won't. We're throwing you all out in November.
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