I was interested in Rev. Dr. David Pillsbury's recent letter to the editor. He was expressing his non-agreement with other members of the clergy who support health care reform. He is concerned about "socialized medicine."

I hope he speaks against Medicare and veterans' health benefits in order to be consistent in his line of reasoning. I expect he must also oppose Mainecare/Medicaid.

I don't know his circumstances; but from his expressed point of view, I expect he has a pretty good health insurance. I've noticed that those who have "good" insurance are more likely than others to oppose changes. It's the old "I've-got-mine-to-heck-with-you" approach to life. That could be a little surprising from a man of the cloth.

He says he can't support a bill which the public hasn't read. The bill is still in the process of being created. It's a little early for a reading. However, the writing of it has been in the news for months. Seldom is there legislation so openly discussed for so long before a final vote.

He also is worried about the bill being amended and "passed in the middle of the night." Any educated person, and the good reverend is clearly one such person, knows that such language is no more than loaded words for propaganda purposes. In a representative democracy, votes are taken when they can be accomplished. The time of day is irrelevant. If a bill benefits a group of people, they hardly care about the time of day it is enacted.

I don't know the answer to the health care problem in America, but I do know that to do nothing is careless and callous.

Rodney Abbott, West Paris