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Dear Mr. Potter, I am grateful for your courage to speak out on the Healthcare issue and expose the efforts by the Healthcare Industry to derail real healthcare reform. Unlike the belief's of Frank Lutz & his Republican counterparts that a Public Option will lead to rationing, I know as well as they do that we already have rationing with the current Industry run system! I have also asked my German friends what their opinion is of Germany’s Healthcare system and they said they were very satisfied with the service and care they received when they lived in Germany. Unlike Frank Lutz’s talking points they did not experience rationing or government interference with their healthcare while living in Germany. Please keep speaking out and working to dispel the miss-information & propaganda perpetuated by the Healthcare Industry and their Republican supporters. Below is a letter I sent to Senator Feinstein on this topic. Sincerely, Tom Dear Senator Feinstein, I just want you to know that I support President Obama’s suggestion for including a Public Option in the Health Care reform plan. The main reason I can think of as to why someone would not support a public option is that they are too close to the health care industry and maybe accept too much money and or support from this industry. I wonder what their position on this subject would be if all elections were publically funded and they could not accept any money or support from the health care industry? First of all I do believe that health care is a right and not a privilege. With this premise in mind then maybe the basic heath care providers should operate as “Not for Profit” organizations and should not be set up as for profit businesses? I urge you to work for the American citizens and put their interest first before the Health Care industry in this debate and restructuring of our health care system. If you take the side of Republicans like Representative John Boehner and the health care industry then I will be very disappointed in your position and you will lose my support as well as my other Democratic friends support. We will work to get Democrats elected who truly support the citizens of this country and not special interest like the Health Care Industry! Sincerely, Thomas Radich PS: It seems to me after listening to the debates on health care reform, Cap & Trade & reform of the financial institutions by Congress, that the only hope for real reform in any area is to get money out of politics. The special interest groups seem to have much more influence over Congress than the American People. I urge you to also support campaign finance reform & I support publically funded elections.