Letters
What the Texas Legislature and governor give, the Texas Legislature and governor can take away in a heartbeat.
A little humility, please
I read the August issue of Texas Medicine with some concern. The TMA leader- ship, as well as those who testified in the many committees, should be con- gratulated wholeheartedly for their ac- complishments during the most recent session of the Texas legislature. How- ever, seeming to boast about those ac- complishments is a bit reminiscent of Howard Dean. In my opinion, nothing is to be gained by the TMA’s portraying itself as omnipotent in its accomplishments. Remember, in reality, neither the TMA nor those who testified did anything definitive. The legislators (albeit there are a few physicians in the legislature) and the Texas governor did it. By seem- ing to be boastful, there is the very real possibility of irritating some members of the Texas Legislature who sided with the TMA. What the Texas Legislature and governor give, the Texas Legislature and governor can take away in a heartbeat. Similarly, I would suggest that the
very title of the lead article in the recent issue (“Don’t Mess With TMA,” August 2011, pages 16–37) also amounts to a
boastful challenge to those who would diminish the role of the physician in Texas medicine. It will serve to provide a new resolve to those who seek to rel- egate us to the role they visualize for us. Perhaps it is time that the leader-
ship of TMA quit appearing to beat their chests and develop a more conciliatory and humble position regarding their accomplishments, with a more obvious deference to those members of the Texas Legislature who actually voted for the TMA positions and who made so much of the TMA agenda a reality.
David A. Cross, MD Temple
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