Open Letter to Elected U.S. Congressional and Executive Officials:

Dear [Insert proper form of address for attendee of President Obama's Health Care Summit],

Today as one of our select elected leaders from either the executive or legislative branches of Government, including both houses of Congress and both political parties who meet for a full-day discussion on the state of Health Care and legislative action to address this national need; you once again contributed to the political farce that is our Government. Given the breadth and depth of political power that was represented in the meeting the public could expect to see the typical insight, understanding and intellectual might that such leadership has consistently demonstrated in the past. Yes, once again you enabled nothing of substance to happen. Everyone participating universally replayed sound-bites, made meaningless points, and delivered nothing informed or innovative to the discussion.

This outcome is not surprising, because it is the modus operandi for politicians when they have only one objective driving their actions: re-election; otherwise known as the retention of their privileged positions of power. This objective appears to drain all reason, responsibility and integrity from your character. But even given that, why are you individually and collectively so unperceptive and incapable of recognizing the one underlying fact that would release you from your self-imposed grid-lock of dis-service to America. What stupefying catatonic cause can you offer to explain your complete and utter failure to fulfill your duty, your oath, your promise to the country, state, district that placed their trust in you?

All you needed to do to serve you office faithfully was to present a position and proposal that identified the reason that the Executive and Legislative branches are unable to succeed with this issue is that it is beyond their skills and abilities. Solving the Health Care System’s problems is obviously not something that you, your staff, your lobbyists, or bureaucratic organizations are capable of accomplishing. Your solution then is to offer a solution that overcomes this fundamental flaw. You should proffer the following declaration:

Therefore, let it be resolved that the remedies for the failed or faltering Health Care System are to be undertaken by individuals who possess the talents and abilities to formulate innovate and sound approaches to first arrest the rapidly increasing cost of Health Care, and then to reduce the cost of Health Care as a percentage of the US economy. Further; these solutions will retain high-quality care, extend reasonable coverage to all citizens, and prevent fraud and abuse as key components to the operating principles of the system. Lastly, the plan created to achieve this goal will be presented to the legislative and executive branches for approval without amendment or alteration, and adopted or rejected by those bodies as they deem the proposals acceptable to fulfilling the above objectives.

Then the problems that you have to face are finding the individuals who have the requisite skills and abilities to creating the plan or plans that will provide a path to a sound and secure Health Care System for the United States, and who are not compromised by political or vested interests beyond serving the interests of the people of the United States. This will be a significant challenge, as it is unlikely that you will know of or be willing to find such individuals. But this approach has a better chance of success than the one you are on, since you have not even stumbled upon a single idea that will help solve the problem even though they are not at all difficult to find.

Sincerely, a consistently disappointed citizen.