It's yet another plan to benefit the very rich.

I went into the hospital for an appendectomy and got a sniptodichtomy--could Dr. Libby put a dollar amount on that, and the resultant hormone treatments?

Alice - formerly Alex -

The first question to ask you is - are you happy being Alice or do you want to return as Alex?

Dr. Feelgood--I'm conflicted--I like to look pretty--but hate to shave my legs--I just tell everyone I'm European--I was fitted with a prosthesis--but then my dog ate it and then my medicare ran out

Alice-Alex: We can take care of the nuisance of shaving those hairy legs; hot boiling wax applied and then ripped off when hardened will leave your legs smooth and supple for 6 weeks.

I'm thinking you're a good candidate for remaining Alice. We've got the hormones to do the job. We'll plump you in all the right places with a dose of estrogen and then a dose of progesterone.

Interested? Call 1-800-BIG-BOOB today!

Dr. Feelgood--will I still be a size 4? And will the hormones take care of my 5 o'clock shadow?

Dr Feelgood,

Can you help me out? I always wanted to be a sheep.

Mark, How's your sense of humor?

I have to confess that this little exchange has given me a few laughs today. I do think Gordon and Skip might be related. ;-)

Sick sense of humor here and then others encouraging with their laughing.

I'm not sure what any of this has to do with tort reform...but it is harmless, and, in a sick way, funny.

Jen

Excuse me if I offended you with finding this humorous - maybe another day it wouldn't have hit me the same way but yeah I laughed.

Mark, maybe "Alice" misread and thought it said "Tart Reform"?

Jen--I find your outrage strangely appealing--what is your breeding curriculum? Do you have medical insurance? Would you have an objection to rearing half-lizard, half-human babies? (Not sure which half)--you will be well-compensated with Earth money

Oh Vicky, now that's REALLY bad...:-D

I don't understand why a victim of a failure on the part of a company, doctor or whole industry, should be punished. Maybe the medical industry should try to eliminate or reduce the number of errors and accidents. Instead they just whine about how much they get sued and how much insurance they have to pay. Maybe if they took a little time to improve the standards of their field they might help drop some of the costs. This can be said for any other industries. They don't want to have to face the consequences of fraudulent business practices; shortcuts to save them money but cost people their lives in some cases.
Why should Merk not make dangerous products if it can still turn a profit because the penalties are so little that they don't impact the company's bottom line. If the company makes $100 million in profit off a drug that is dangerous every year and only has to pay $20 in settlements a year, it's still a profitable enterprise. Industries or companies that harm society should be given the corporate death penalty because they are a danger to the American people.

Have e-mailed Mark some questions for guest:

1) It is now revealed in the NY Times our White House had received 52 very clear warnings of what would be happening on 9-11. Much of it very clear and specific.
2) Would he now like to rethink the merits of Condolezza Rice's testimony before the Commission?

3) How does he feel about these unverefiable voting machines and why GOP leaders have been and still are insisting on them.

Dear Yes Now,

Those are very good questions. And, 90% of the time on Debate Tuesday, the debate is between someone who supports the Bush Administration and myself with any topic on the table for debate.

However, this Debate Tuesday is a bit different: it's a televised Doctor v. Lawyer debate on tort reform.

I promise you next Tuesday will be a more typical Bush Supporter v. Me debate and if you'll re-post these questions next week, I'll ask them then.

If the medical community would chastise their own for bunglers that would help the patients as much or more in long run than malpractice suits.

I see the Bush administration merely acquiescing to the medical and mainly insurance corporation lobbiest in this matter. Taking care of their base!

Doctor, a question for you sir; Why don't you doctors band together and confront the insurance companies en masse and get them to be responsible in their charges that you incur?

To the lawyer: What suggestions does he have to improve the situation?

Your guests are way off mark when they talk about Social Health Care. Ask them to visit Finland and I persoally will show them a Scial Health Care System that works well despite every attempt by Doctors interested in their "private Prractice" to disrupt it.

And hardly any law suits!!!!

Is there proof that tort reform actually reduces malpractice premiums? If so, by how much?