Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs

Before anyone gets the impression I am making an ethnic slur of any kind, let me tell you. My father is of Native American descent and I grew up listening to his grandfather call him "Chief." In our family any reference to Indians was a point of honor, and we are not a group that feels ethnicity defines the person. Although there are often cultural differences among people, a contribution or position of respect should be based on more than pigment. But, that isn't the point of the blog, that was just a tangent to reassure readers that as well as being a-political, I am also politically "a-correct."
Has anyone else noticed the increased number of doctors getting into politics, or is it just me? And why, would someone ask, when being a doctor should be a much more respected position and certainly one that would be deemed much more trustworthy? Well, my theory is two-fold. First, self-interest of course; and second, the demigod status appears to have been reassigned to politicians of the republican faith. So, now, since it takes no particular degree or education to be a politician, they can begin to move in the political circles with the same revered position that they used to receive from the people that sat for hours in their waiting rooms. Let's get back to the self-interest point. We all know some of the big issues on the political table are, Social Security, medicare funding, prescription drugs for seniors, and tort reform; which are certainly issues that will affect the medical professionals. And, they are now dealing with the generation that was absolutely dumbed-down and disciplined to believe doctors always know what's best for us and will do that, even against our will, you know, for our own good. The one topic I hadn't included in this list was, of course the next word in the title of the blog. Doctors found that lawyers had as much say as they did in the courtroom, and lawyers who were originally called wordsmiths, definitely know how to speak convincingly. As a matter of fact, the very first Republican President ever elected in our country was a lawyer. So, in the last 25 years, doctors realized they were being held in account by lawyers, and lawyers now know they are being held in account by insurance companies that are going to make them share what is awarded with their clients.
I think we are going to see before long, that both doctors and lawyers, and all the people they are "serving" are going to see that really it's the insurance and drug companies that the general population believes they cannot do without. And I would suggest that the politician that knows how to keep those lobbyists happy is the politician that will continue to be revered by the masses.
As far as the Indian Chief, well the few that remain, have probably already heard the story of this decline foretold by the tribal elders down through the years. But they more than likely, still know and are hopefully teaching the next generation, where to find the white willow bark, mullein, and red clover, what they are used for, and how to prepare them.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man