Idiotic Sign of the Week

At one point last year during the health care debate, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) offered his summary of the Republican health care plan: "Don't get sick. And if you do get sick, die quickly." He also started a web site (http://www.namesofthedead.com/) to memorialize Americans who "die simply because they have no health insurance". This time around, Grayson focused his energy regarding health care on a urologist in Mount Dora, FL.

Jack Cassell, the aforementioned urologist, posted the following sign last week on his office door: "If you voted for Obama...seek urologic care elsewhere. Changes to your healthcare begin right now, not in four years." (He also provides Republican reading material in his waiting room under a sign which reads "This is what the morons in Washington have done to your health care. Take one, read it and vote out anyone who voted for it.") When asked about patients who may disagree with the notice on his door, Cassell declared that "If they read the sign and turn the other way, so be it".

According to a spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health, there are "no grounds for a complaint" against Cassell. At the same time, it is evident from this moron's childish signs and comments that he does not believe in the Hippocratic Oath. This point is emphasized when you read the sections concerning "I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures that are required", "I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm" and "May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help".

With all of that being said, what more could you expect from an individual who obtained his medical degree from the St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, British West Indies? The Doctor of Medicine Program at this heavily regarded educational institution is only approved by three U.S. states (Florida, New Jersey and New York) and recognized by the Medical Board of California. Cassell is probably not complaining about all of the publicity, especially since his wife is currently running as a Republican candidate for Lake County Commissioner.