Good Morning, Mr. President

I've never been more thankful for my private healthcare than today, Mr. President. In the span of just under two hours, my son was seen by a primary care physician who referred him to a specialist who saw him imediately. Not tomorrow, not in a few days, not in a few weeks. We are talking about being referred and receiving an appointment in a matter of 20 minutes.

Was it expensive? No more than a monthly cell phone bill. Was it a strain on the budget? Coulda been. But because we were taught to take responsibility for ourselves, live within our means, and prepare for times when the goose might not be laying golden eggs, we were able to seek treatment without having to worry about how to pay the bill.

Do the healthcare system need some reform? Yes. Is nationalized healthcare the answer? No.

Good Morning, Mr. President

The Montgomery Advertiser has a sidebar column titled "Good Morning Governor." Mostly, it's an opportunity for the editor to support or disagree with something the governor has said or done in recent days.

Here is the first (of many I'm sure) of my good mornings to the president:

"A wise and frugal government...shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."
Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1801 (in his first inaugural address)