Mr. Conway--Thx for a well-written and TIMELY column! However, as an Old, White Natural-born American Citizen, I believe you to be wrong. It IS ALREADY too late to totally repair the damage(s) that have been done to this country. I grew up on a small farm, went barefoot (Not by choice) in summer and literally 'worked for what I/We ate. ' I spent 25+ years in Military Service and I sincerely hope LIBERTY was/is worth the effort. I'm very SORRY that I even have some associated doubts about that!

I would have be excused from any Jury I was part of when the accused cited their defense as the 5th Amendment. Sounds suspicious to me?

special "Prosecutor " is not exactly what I have in mind, but it might be an EXCELLENT starting Point! A "Firing Squad" (or some such) might be a TAD excessive based upon what "we know Now", but this entire episode is beginning to make Watergate somewhat incidental! And the truly SAD reality is that I find it highly unlikely that ANYTHING of consequence will result in 'Criminal Charges' being levied against ANYONE involved! Hope I'm wrong.

"Who would want to go to NYC"? NOT I! But I wouldn't want to participate in such a potentially risky venture in Richmond or Panama City (Fl) either.

Bill904-I suspect hat Alex_P is pretty accurate in his statements. I'm, ignorant as to the IT interface(s), but as a long-time VA patron (quite satisfactory in most areas) I can attest to the fact that personal/Medical Info is NOT indiscriminately dispensed without Patient initiating/signing etc etc Release of Information; In fact in my case I actually think they (admin) are a bit too careful of releasing data.?

Rod B-You bring up many good points not readily discernible to Non-Medical/It Folks. Fact is I don't know enough about the subject to even say what I did; However two Family members --One in the Military Medical area, the other in Cleveland Clinic Size (exp) and they pretty much agree that "big" isn't "better".

eddie-I'm glad to hear Ur having the same typr problem(s) as am I-I'm not the most "Computer coherent" person on TH (for sure); So is there a work-around to this problem?

Your FIRST mistake is calling a "West By Golly" Virginian a southerner;; If you are one tenth as shrewd as professed, you should be cognizant as to how WV came into being-Race had little or naught, to do with it. Bad Politics was front and center in what was then/now called (as I recall from HS)"the Wheeling Accords". All about taxers. As to you 'Sir' (or Madam) I'll take a chance in violating your good impression of me by telling you like it is--In my OPINE you have a personal Axe to grind here (a very PERSONAL ONE) and I sincerely hope you "get a Handle on it" before you have irreparable damage to your self! Think on it!

d'not-When will you even try to understand that the "Ur a Racist" BS is only making people like myself more and more determined to, as my Granny used to say "Tell it like it is and Let the Devil take the hindmost"! I was never exactly sure what that quote meant; but as a White man married to a Non-White with very Happy, Successful 'Half-Breed' yonguns , I can tell you DO, IN FACT know the TRUE meaning of that word. Think on that.

Yeah there is "a possible way to evict 12 million people"--enforce E-verify to the letter of the law for starters and check for green cards and viable US IDs of welfare seekers, etc. This almost total violation of US Immigration matters does, in fact, concern people like myself. I am a Natural-born American and my Wife is a Proud, Naturalized one. I do not tolerate illegal immigration of Mexicans anymore than I do Chinese, Koreans or Albanians>