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To: TimF who wrote (97140)	1/27/2005 2:14:41 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793712

That wasn't your reaction in the sense that you don't see socialized health care as inevitable, or in the sense that you don't think the author of the article thought it was inevitable? I didn't pick up any message from the author about inevitability one way or the other. As for me, I think it's extremely likely if not inevitable. Too many people think it's the right thing to do. Of those who don't think it's the right thing, too many are soft touches. Few left to stand tough on principle. Which reminds me of a snippet of an interview I saw yesterday. The woman being interviewed was talking about how easily judges returned children to the custody of defective parents. She said it's in part because of the notion that parents have a right to their children (with which the woman clearly disagreed) and in part because the judges are responsive to the people before them. In this case it's usually a mother who tearfully swears she's kicked the habit and is ready to be a good mom. The scenario is such that the kid, who isn't in the room, has less weight. At least that's my quick take given my brief exposure. In both cases, it's hard to say no to someone who wants to live another year or wants her kid back.