The obesity epidemic is putting ever-increasing strain on the U.S. health care system. The United States leads the world in obesity, thus qualifying our population as the world's unhealthiest.
When the health care reform bill was passed, the key elements to creating meaningful change to the U.S. health care system -- physicians and nurses -- were overlooked.
Now that he is talking healthcare "change," Obama's rhetorical passion has been displaced by the soporific drone of a mid-grade federal accountant. Where is the passion, Mr. President?