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Home Front: Culture Wars
Ted Kennedy: Let's Ration Healthcare
2009-07-21
you can bet this fat drunk b*stard gets the best of care possible. You? Not so much
With all the talk about how we could control health care spending by spending less on people in "the last year of their life", we seem to forget that the Ted-meister is exactly one of those people right now: with a malignant brain tumor, he's had surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and treatment for all the complications thereof. Under Obamacare, it's a safe bet that you and I won't get that consideration.
Posted by:Frank G

#21  Why do I get this idea that there is this insulated out-of-touch crazy circus going on in Washington and then there are the rest of us in the hinterlands?

Probably because it's been that way for most of the past century.
Posted by: AzCat   2009-07-21 20:44  

#20  My wife was THERE. She reports the "Answer the question" item. The media were there too. For some reason they do not choose to report the item. I guess it's time for a little citizen journalism. Tape the meeting, type up a transcript, and post it online.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-07-21 18:35  

#19  Why do I get this idea that there is this insulated out-of-touch crazy circus going on in Washington and then there are the rest of us in the hinterlands?
Posted by: JohnQC   2009-07-21 18:08  

#18  Another view here.

H/T WZ.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2009-07-21 16:22  

#17  AH and Glenmore, I found a link to chicago tribune with (some) tv footage here. It sure didn't make our everything sebelius kansas morning news channel heh, prolly 'caus we fall in the same line as our good neighbors to the east and south.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2009-07-21 15:22  

#16  Anguper,
My wife was THERE. She reports the "Answer the question" item. The media were there too. For some reason they do not choose to report the item.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-07-21 14:26  

#15  One has the feeling that the plans for spending less on people in "the last year of their life" advance the date of that "last year of life" sooner by several years.
Posted by: Lagom   2009-07-21 13:55  

#14  Does anyone have a link for the "Answer the Question" item? I couldn't find it on NOLA . com. I did find this tidbit, though. The VA hospital in New Orleans was closed just after Katrina hit in 2005. It has not been replaced. There are 39,000 veterans in its catchment area. A government which refuses to meet its current health care obligations now wants to vastly expand them.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-07-21 11:16  

#13  The Trunks won't reverse the legislation when they are in power again.
Posted by: gorb   2009-07-21 10:21  

#12  "ANSWER the QUESTION"

She'll never willingly visit a red state again.

The sheer hypocrisy and evil of the Demonrats never flags or fails.
Posted by: ebrown2   2009-07-21 10:02  

#11  "ANSWER the QUESTION"

It's about Power Baby!
It's never really been about fairness, equality, or justice.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-07-21 09:27  

#10  think of Sol in Soylent Green
Posted by: Frank G   2009-07-21 08:46  

#9  Hey, at least the old farts get free mandatory euthanasia "counseling".
we should be very troubled by Section 1233 of H.R. 3200. The section, titled “Advanced Care Planning Consultation” requires senior citizens to meet at least every 5 years with a doctor or nurse practitioner to discuss dying with dignity.

Time to be "Going Home" you old commie hippies.

Via InstaPundit.
Posted by: ed   2009-07-21 08:37  

#8  The amendment to make the provisions in the bill apply to Congresscritters and their associated parasites was quickly shot down, so there's yer answer.....
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-07-21 08:22  

#7  Any wonder that Congress is exempt from Obamacare.

At the Rural Tour Town Hall yesterday in Reserve, Louisiana Sec. Sebelius was asked whether Obamacare would apply to Congress and Administration people and Sebelius ducked and dodged for a couple of minutes; the questioner then said "Answer the question," which was followed by a bit more evasion at which point the whole crowd called out "ANSWER the QUESTION".
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-07-21 07:53  

#6  Not everyone, Besoeker. This blog comes to us from Canada with a commemorative Google logo they should have used on the 18th.



Posted by: eLarson   2009-07-21 07:42  

#5  July 26, 1940 – July 18, 1969

One 'would be' elderly, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania lady Ted has already taken care of. Most missed the anniversary of her watery passing on Saturday.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-07-21 07:12  

#4  First they came for the elderly...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-07-21 05:37  

#3  Any wonder that Congress is exempt from Obamacare.
Posted by: DMFD   2009-07-21 00:45  

#2  No problem Ted.

You first, you fat fuck.
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-07-21 00:13  

#1  you first Ted, you fat f*cking *ss monkey.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2009-07-21 00:09  

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