Quote Originally Posted by Squeaky_Midget1
Im really curious as to what you lefties think about closing Guantanemo and bringing terrorists to the U.S. so they can have "civil rights" and due process. And how you think his socialized medicine plan will be a good thing.
Well, I'm not a lefty, but I think Guantanamo has to be closed. We are beholden to the Geneva Convention, which obligates us to a moral high ground that may or may not be shared by our enemies. If we are the 'Greater Nation', then it is imperative that all prisoners of war are treated in accordance with due process. "Innocent until proven guilty" must apply, even if we really, really don't like someone.

As far as socialized medicine, it's already here to some extent, and it's a failure. Parkland is a county hospital in Dallas, and therefore cannot refuse service to anyone. They sent a $10M bill to the Mexican gov't a couple of years ago for services rendered to illegal immigrants, and of course never saw a dime. I can assure you the rest of us picked of the tab. I think about it every year when I pay my property taxes to the Dallas County Medical District.