Healthcare Crisis

While most of the "lefty" blogosphere is either ecstatic or sobbing over how 27 of the 4049 primary delegates are going to be split up, I'm "ecstatic" that my vote in February might actually count for something. The "inevitable" candidacies of the other two front-runners are less "inevitable", now.

The iron fists of Iowa and New Hampshire are losing their grips on who will lead America.

But, things slip through the news on nights like this.

More, below the fold.

France best, US worst in preventable death ranking

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday.

If the U.S. health care system performed as well as those of those top three countries, there would be 101,000 fewer deaths in the United States per year, according to researchers writing in the journal Health Affairs.

I'll be voting for Edwards in February, and the Democrat in November.

I could care less what Iowa and New Hampshire think of that.

There are 50 states in America.

•  Tips?

  I'll probably get 16% of them. ;->

  by Timbuk3 on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 08:12:49 PM PDT

  •  100% agree

    while dKossians tear each other to pieces, i'll be casting my vote for the candidate of my choice.

    by Runs With Scissors on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 08:44:23 PM PDT

    •  And I 100% agree

      It doesn't matter, to me, if you're with me on Edwards or not.

      What matters is, you and I get a chance to vote on who we think will fix shit like this, too.

      by Timbuk3 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:10:28 AM PDT

  •  damn straight.

    edwards rocks.  i blame the media for distorting the process and for making iowa and NH wins seem like they're country wide wins.

    saw the study that this piece in reuters is from. disturbing.

    by anju on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 08:58:15 PM PDT

    •  Site went down minutes after I poste dthis

      I have my doubts many people saw it.

      Thanks for the reply.

      by Timbuk3 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:11:17 AM PDT