Shit Sandwich on Fine China

I have been trying to think of what I was going to write about the jackass at Ft. Hood..... well, today I read an article on ABC News and decided it was time.

I have my issues with Governmental Health Care, but I must say that the Insurance Coverage we have with Tricare is good. We buy Dental Insurance and it is also good. So far, my experiences have been good. Not Great, but I don't have any horror stories.

Now, with that said, it does not matter how good the coverage is..... if you don't have the Staff to back it up then it's just a Shit Sandwich on fine china. And by Staff I mean everyone from the Head of the Hospital to the people answering the phones in Central Appointments. There have been times when I have had to make phone calls and wait for the Physician I wanted to see, but as a whole, I have had very few problems.

But what's so sad is that I was NOT shocked to read the following statement in an article on ABC News.

One of Hasan's commanding officers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Guerrero, told investigators she had considered failing him as an intern but "decided to allow him to pass since he was going into psychiatry and would not be doing any real patient care."

And there, my friends, is the problem with Governmental Medicine. They need to fill a spot and even though he had all the red flags, their reasoning said "he's not going to do any real patient care" so lets just pass him.

And that's the standard of care for our Military and their dependents.

They are serving a shit sandwich, but putting it on fine china.

Folks, it's still a shit sandwich.