As Hillary prepares to take another run at socialized medicine in the US, and as the Edwards camp claims she stole the idea from them, a recent news story reported that a Liberal MP from Canada, Belinda Stronach, traveled to the US to receive treatment for stomach cancer that was recommended by he Canadian surgeon. She still has full faith in the Canadian system, she says. And she insists that she didn't go to get the treatment faster than is possible in the Canadian system either, so there! Nyah!

That could never happen here, because the rich and powerful always wait patiently in line for medical treatment.