Here is something from another list.  This will add more fuel to the
fire, I'm afraid...
Mike...


> BEFORE YOU VOTE
>
> What do you really know about Al Gore, George Bush, Bill Bradley, or
> John
> McCain?  Chances are the media, for all its coverage of the campaign to
> date, has not really enlightened you.  The Mental Health Association
> hopes
> to change that.  This week, the MHA released a Report Card on the
> Presidential candidates' health plans.  Al Gore is at the head of his
> class
> by a wide margin with an A-, while Bill Bradley, George W Bush, and John
> McCain earned a C+, F+, and D+ respectively.
>
> The MHA was quick to point out that these grades are intended to educate
> voters rather than endorse any specific candidate.
> Following are the grades in some of the key issues identified by the
> MHA:
>
> *  Insurance parity:  Bradley (A), Bush (B), Gore (A), McCain (F)
> *  Medicaid:  Bradley (F), Bush (F), Gore (A-), McCain (F)
> *  Coverage for children:  Bradley (A), Bush (F-), Gore (A-), McCain (C)
> *  Managed care/Consumer rights:  Bradley (B+), Bush (C), Gore (A+),
> McCain
> (B-)
> *  Medicare and prescriptions for the elderly:  Bradley (B). Bush (C),
> Gore (A), McCain (B)
>
>             The MHA has also graded the candidates on five more issues,
> and has
> provided succinct summaries on the candidates' positions on all these
> issues.  For anyone who has not yet voted in any of the primaries, this
> report card is a must-read at:
> http://www.nmha.org/newsroom/bell/current.cfm
> <a href="http://www.nmha.org/newsroom/bell/current.cfm">click here</a>