Socialized medicine coming up short Editor, In the Oct. 18 edition of the Boerne Star, the Kendall County Democrat tells us about the Republican Party that has very little grasp of the difference between true socialism and a society with a functioning social safety net.

Apparently, the social safety nets are not working in the socialist worker's paradises of France, Italy and Belgium, as indicated by the ongoing riots.

Closer to home, there has been for years, a string of Canadian politicians and wealthy Canadians who come to the U.S. for their medical treatments.