I’ve always thought this ridiculous rush was unnecessary. It is not good enough to claim victory, be it in the passing or or the blocking of legislation. Victory either way does not ensure subsequent success. Victory is a means to an end for politicians, but their end is the victory itself, when it is the likely result of that victory that matters to the citizenry.

I caught this on my reader today and thought I’d share. If you’re so inclined, pass it on.

The Mad as Hell Doctors have hit the road. They will be traveling across the country, having had their first request to meet with the president to present their plan, they are not giving up. They’re heading to Washington, D.C. to bring the message of single-payer universal health care to leaders in Washington. They hope to put the idea of the single-payer back into the public discourse. They will arrive on September 30, and hold a demonstration on October 1 at the Capital. They hope to get a meeting with President Obama.

What they want?

Slow things down
Don’t calculate political wins and losses.
Give health care reform the time it needs.
We want to help.

Paul Hochfield is heading the delegation. An emergency room physician who believes that the insurance and big pharmaceutical companies have undue influence on the health care discussion.

“What I’m mad about is not health care,” he says. “What I’m mad about is the way our political process is being manipulated by the industry.”

Meet the Mad as Hell Doctors, see where they come from, and why they are Mad As hell.

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The main Lavena Johnson site is offering up free handouts on LaVena Johnson for passing out to spread the word. These were originally made of by Kriss Avery from Gateway Green Alliance for her father for a speaking engagement earlier in the year.

PDF here

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