With all the talk about healthcare reform, I can't help but think back to our last dinner with Fay Boozman (the brother of U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark.). An eye doctor turned public servant, Fay served under Gov. Huckabee as the director of Arkansas' Department of Health.
In his well-measured, quiet way, Fay spent that evening with Job and me discussing the health problems challenging the state and the nation. He saw healthcare as the biggest danger facing the nation as the aging population outlived our ability -- our willingness -- to fund medical care. Another part of the problem was access to the growth in expensive technology and medical advances and the question of paying for that access.
"You know, I've always lived my life asking what Jesus would do in a given situation," Fay said. "But I have to be honest, I've encountered situations lately in which I really don't know what Jesus would do." Those words made me better understand why it is so important to hold our leaders up in prayer.
In the years since Fay went home to be with the Lord -- he was killed in a freak farm accident -- I have missed his honesty, his dedication to doing what was best , what was right for the country.
And with all the political bluster these days about reforming our healthcare system, I would feel a lot more confident if Fay were at the table.
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