Rash generalizations seem to be causing a big stir here. The sad fact is, the medical profession is really no different than any other profession in that it is populated with a wide range of people of different skills and ability.
My last family doctor (internist) was as competent as any I've met and was a hunter and shooter as well. Sadly, he retired and my current doctor seems to under-diagnose and over-prescribe and would keep me coming back for eternity if I did not just cancel appointments after I am well. He seems to have to refer me to a specialist for everything no matter how simple, but his charges are the same whether he can fix me or not. Of course, I am shopping for a new family physician.
I have seen this same sort of thing in my own profession (electrician) and every other profession I can think of. We all know that some electricians are incompetent, some teachers can't teach, and some auto mechanics screw up more than they fix. Some can do more serious and lasting damage than others.
All, whether Doctor, Lawyer, Electrician, Mechanic, Teacher, etc. expect payment for their services and time, and this can be vexing when the services rendered are sub-standard. It is just as vexing when the bad apples make the good ones look bad too.
I think the information that initiated this thread will likely continue to surface so long as the AMA continues to villify inanimate objects that are misused by criminals and nut cases. It's sad that good, competent, hunting-shooting-gun owning Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, and Policeman get dragged into these frays when they are deemed associated with National organizations that are anti-Second Amendment.
I blame it all on the politicians who aren't bright enough to sort it out.
This is a good place to encourage membership in the NRA as our most effective means of countering all of the various anti-gun, anti-hunting groups.
Dr. Bob, I am trying like hell to think of a good Doctor joke, but am drawing a blank just now.
Last edited by keith; 06/15/10 06:32 PM.
