At the daily briefing where she described Snow's news to reporters, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that "if you know Tony, then you know that he's a fighter. . . . He told me that he beat this thing before and he intends to beat it again." In a separate statement, President Bush said his press secretary "is not going to let this whip him."
At the news conference Elizabeth Edwards and her husband held, the emphasis was more on optimism, less on pugilism.
John Edwards spoke of the need to "keep your head up, keep moving, be strong." He likened her metastatic cancer to diabetes, a chronic disease in which "you take your medicine." Elizabeth Edwards said she does "not expect my life to be significantly different" for the foreseeable future.
It's understandable where these approaches to bad cancer news come from.
I see. So, even in his adversity and weakness, Bush's aide is your enemy. Glad to hear it, because I think he could still mop the floor with you.
And your heroes, who would gladly consign you to 3rd class treatment if you end up in that bind, are still humanitarian heroes. What, you REALLY THINK Elizabeth Edwards s going to be in the bed next to YOU, regardless of the medical system in place at the time? You've to a better chance under the current systems than socialized medicine. When headed from the ER to ICU, they don't check your identity. What they know is you are in serious trouble and need constant watching. Maybe you need to reread my previous post, particularly "all animals are equal" part.
Glad to see you are consistent. You kick then even when they are down.
In many ways, the fighting metaphors make sense. Treating cancer is more like a military campaign than treating congestive heart failure.
Or maybe it applies to congestive heart failure too, in spite of your misguided delusions. When faced with it some years back, I took it head on as enemy that must not win. I worked like a dog to force the that heart muscle to become as strong as possible. It took time, but it worked. It is no longer detectable.
How now, misguided cow?
Congratulations. Glad to see you've lost none of your ability to be insulting on any subject. |
