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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Culture of Bullshit
Posted by Jill | 2:48 PM

This week, after the death of Terri Schiavo, the President of the United States of Do What I Say Not What I Do said, "I urge all those who honour Terri Schiavo to continue to work to build a culture of life where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected, especially those who live at the mercy of others..."The essence of civilization is that the strong have a duty to protect the weak. In cases where there are serious doubts and questions, the presumption should be in the favour of life."

My friend L. reminds us:

Bush has NO shame. The two monetary mechanisms that have enabled Terri Schiavo to receive medical and hospice care for 15 years were the $1,000,000 settlement from a medical malpractice lawsuit the family won on Mrs. Schiavo's behalf and Medicaid. The Republicans in Congress, URGED on by the demonic Bush, voted to END or limit medical malpractice lawsuits and voted to CUT $15 to $20 Billion FROM Medicaid. Furthermore, if Terri Schiavo lived in Texas and had not had the winnings from the medical malpractice lawsuit and Medicaid to pay her expenses, a law Bush signed as Texas governor would have enabled the hospital to DISCONNECT all life support to Terri Schiavo even AGAINST the family's wishes. Mrs. Schiavo could have been "killed" in Texas years ago and no one would have protested, because it was a Texas Republican-sponsored law designed to save money for a principal lobbying group, the Texas Hospitals Association, that made it possible to stop life support for the Texas poor and indigent who are in a persistent vegetative state.
Bush speaks of a desire to "protect the weak"; that is a sick joke coming from this evil man whose policies are all designed to harm the weak, the powerless and the vulnerable.


L. is right...Schiavo's medical expenses were paid for because her husband was able to file a lawsuit against the doctors who were treating her for fertility problems -- the kind of lawsuit to which Bush wants to put a stop, and Medicaid -- a program Bush wants to cut to the bone.

When is someone in a leadership position (I'm talking to you, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Edwards, and especially YOU, Mr. Joementum) going to stand up and point this out?
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