Sicko

I wanted to pair this with No End in Sight. It took longer to get to, but was similar: another nominated documentary, another guy telling me things I know. Really, Michael Moore, you think health care is a problem in this country? You think I didn't know that after my leg almost fell off and I had to triangulate three doctors in Orange County who didn't understand that my health insurance was fully transferable under my mother's work plan? Yes, I've been through it. I know it sucks. I know almost all of Europe has much better plans; that's not news, it's been well-documented for years.

I give him credit, however, for not taking the spotlight as much as he has done before. He focused on other people, and gave a lot of stories about how ridiculous things get. He's making his case, not as an impartial observer, but as a rabble-rouser, which is his real position. But that's okay. He's trying to get something positive done, and he's very clear in this that America's health coverage is s--t and we could do much better. Other countries that don't have the resources are thriving. Get on the ball and think about it in November. Yes, yes, I get it. Don't we all? I guess we need him to make this obvious to everyone else.