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To: LindyBill who wrote (51425)	6/23/2004 8:08:16 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793759

They are driving as best they can. Nothing wrong with that, unless we start pretending that student drivers are Michael and Rolf Schumacher. Pride cometh before running into the wall.

To: LindyBill who wrote (51425)	6/23/2004 8:08:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793759

The Right to Sue Right thinking blog The next time you hear some left-wing asshat whining about how poor people can't afford health insurance, tell them to thank Ralph Nader. Democrat John Kerry is getting some advice on his choice for vice president from an unlikely source: rival Ralph Nader. In an open letter sent Wednesday, the independent presidential candidate urged Kerry to choose John Edwards as his running mate, saying the North Carolina senator and former trial lawyer has been thoroughly vetted and is committed to protecting the right of consumers to sue corporations that harm them. "(Edwards) has already gone through a primary campaign and has his rhythm and oratory (the two Americas speech) all well-honed," Nader wrote to Kerry. "After a slow start, Sen. Edwards closed fast and has won praise from the media." Edwards, the last Democrat to bow out after Kerry's series of primary wins, won several large verdicts before he was elected to the Senate. Nader said Edwards is committed to preserving a civil justice system that is under attack by "corporate supremacists." This is one of the main reasons that health care costs are going through the roof. Doctors need to protect themselves against lawsuits to they buy malpractice insurance. Bloodsucking trial lawyers like John Edwards have absolutely no incentive not to sue doctors (or business or individuals or corporations or anyone else with deep pockets) so they file suits over every ridiculous claim. This causes the costs of malpractice insurance to go up, causing doctors to raise their fees. In addition, to protect themselves against trial lawyers, doctors order all kinds of unnecessary tests on the miniscule chance thay they may find something, simply to legally protect themselves from people like John Edwards. For an example of what I am talking about, take a look at this. Klein, the neurosurgeon, said he has a responsibility to his other patients and to his family to turn away litigious patients, because a lawsuit is so destructive and distracting for a doctor. Most doctors he knows feel that way, he said: "Why would you purposefully treat someone you believe is going to sue you?" He recalls his first threat, 20 years ago, from the mother of a girl who had been shot in the head. Klein was in a trauma center, where he had to try to help the girl. He told the mother the wound was life-threatening and that doctors would do their best. "She said, 'She better be the way she was or you're going to pay,' " Klein recalls. The girl died; the mother sued. Now, when patients or families say things like that, Klein says, he helps them find another doctor, telling them they appear to have a "gross misunderstanding of the nature of surgery," because they're not accepting the fact that there are risks. Malpractice insurance rates have gotten so high in some states that doctors are actually moving their practices across state lines so they can stay in business. This is somehow fair? It is if you're as deluded as Ralph Nader. The costs of doing business are passed on to consumers. When we sue for huge damages, ultimately the only winners are the trial lawyers with their 40% contingency. Everyone loses, especially the poor, who can't afford to pay the price increase. right-thinking.com