North Carolina Democratic congressman Rep. Brad Miller supports president Obama’s goal in overhauling the nation’s health care system and has had his life threatened as a result.  Ain’t America great?  From the Associated Press:

Democratic Rep. Brad Miller received the death threat in a phone call Monday, one of hundreds the congressman’s office has fielded demanding town hall meetings on the health care proposal, said his spokeswoman, LuAnn Canipe.

She said the callers were “trying to instigate town halls so they can show up and disrupt.”

I think it’s sad that some people want their elected representatives to hold town hall meetings just so that they can disrupt them, but I fully believe this is true. I would have thought that they’ve seen how stupid the anti-Obama people have looked on YouTube and elsewhere and come to the conclusion that they didn’t want to look as ignorant. That’s not happening. In fact, it’s the complete opposite.

I have to believe that the people who are against the idea of health care reform have never really experienced the frustration involved with health care in this country. The hoops I’ve had to jump through over my psoriasis, put in place by my insurance companies, has been mind numbing. When the dermatologist wants to start a new treatment, they cannot simply start me on the treatment. They must first contact my insurance company and seek authorization. Sometimes this authorization takes weeks or even months. Who is giving this authorization, another board certified dermatologist? No, someone who works for the insurance company, someone who most likely makes less money then I do.