Purple with rage

Socialized medicine may be all right for you commoners, but ...

Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday defended the royal couple's [Bill and Kate] choice of private treatment over public care offered by the National Health Service.

Asked on TV if the royal couple's decision was disappointing, Cameron said he supports peoples' right to choose treatment options. He did praise the NHS, which is a source of national pride for many Britons.

"The NHS is superb and I've seen that in my own life in so many different ways," he said. "But I believe in choice. I believe in people being able to do what they want to do." He said he is praying for a safe delivery of the royal baby.

Since 1948 medical care has been free in the UK. Prince William and his bride must think that you get what you pay for.