As you know, we have published several articles regarding the current “Health Care Reform” proposals being bandied about. This is an emotional subject that is sparking heated rhetoric. Perhaps the views of the various medical specialties as given below will inject a little calm into the hyperbole that is swirling around this touchy issue.

(Forwarded from the Internet)

Apparently, the specialty bodies of American Medical Association has weighed in on the president’s new health care package…

The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.

The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it.

The Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.

The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.

Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.

Pathologists yelled, “Over my dead body!” while the Pediatricians said, “Oh, Grow up!”

The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it.

Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.

The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow.

The Plastic Surgeons said, “This puts a whole new face on the matter.”

The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward.

The Urologists were pi**ed off at the whole idea.

The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas.

The Cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.

In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the a**holes in Washington.

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