Medicine is a personal responsibility.

President Barack Obama made his 'State of Socialized Medicine' address Wednesday night. But
I don't want to drag on and on about the details of the plan like whether there will be a public option, death panels, or coverage for illegal aliens. Obama wants us to think that if Americans
will put their faith in government to provide for socialized medicine, they will experience social utopia by living forever. All of us will experience a catastrophic health event by tomorrow, so we need the government to ensure us by today. This is totally ridiculous! I have news for all of you. It will come as a shock, so brace yourselves. All of us will die someday. I know it sounds impos-sible to believe, but it's true. Government cannot prevent the inevitable. God will take us one day. Obama is doing this to consolidate raw power. But don't think all of the blame lies only with the Democrats. In 2003, President George W. Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill into law. We already have huge liabilities coming from that. I have a much better health care plan than that. It doesn't involve government. It is the Personal Responsibility for Good Health Bill. Here are some basic provisions:

Don't smoke! You'll get lung cancer and heart disease;
Don't drink so much booze! You'll kill brain cells and destroy your liver;
Eat fruits and vegetables! They'll give you energy and strengthen your immune system;
Drink plenty of water! It'll flush your toxins out of your body;
Drink tea! It'll speed your metabolism and help you defy big government;
Don't make love to strangers! You'll get STDs;
Eat lean meat! You'll grow big and strong;
Stay away from refined sugar and fatty foods! You'll get obese;
Do aerobic exercises! You'll increase your endurance;
Lift weights! You'll get strong and punch liberals to the ground;
Be kind to others! They'll return the favor;
Get eight hours of sleep every night! It'll refresh you for the next day;
Go to church! It's good for your soul;

I know I sound like an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy, but I'm a conservative. While nobody is perfect and bad things will happen, claiming responsibility for our own health will make us
accountable for our actions, lower the costs of health care, and help us lead longer, healthier lives. Now that's a plan we can all live with.

Today also marks the eighth anniversary of the tragedy of September 11th, 2001. The airwaves will be saturated with memorials all day. I just want to send a simple prayer for America and hope we never have to experience another day like that again.

G.J. LaRouche, 11 September 2009