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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (39447)	3/19/2005 8:10:27 AM
From: bearshark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

>>>it was her wish to be removed from the feeding tube<<< I was listening to a radio program last night and someone explained that families make similar decisions thousands of times a day. Unfortunately, in this case, the family has a difference of opinion. >>>Yet, Tom DeLay<<< I was listening to a different radio show last week and it was that "???? Nation" fellow. On one hand, he was outraged that the Senate voted to approve adding back funds for Medicaid that Mr. Bush cut and which the States need. Mr. Nation felt that any Republicans voting to restore Medicaid funds should be deported or something. Then he took up the Shiavo issue and described her as "handicapped." Interesting choice of words. Since Mrs. Shiavo has been under medical care for 15 years, she may be using Medicaid funds unless that family has unlimited wealth. >>>Congress comes back into session<<< I was briefly watching a television news program yesterday and a Republican explained that there was no difference between him and Mrs. Shiavo. I thought to myself and then admired his truthfulness in agreeing that he was brain-dead. On a very serious note, this very sad event should have been resolved many years ago by the family. A family typically faces the facts together and cries together and then lets the poor soul pass. It happens every day--many times--and each of us will probably face this same issue in our lives. I hope each of us never has to face this decision. However, if we do, I hope we can face it privately and decide as best we can without the interference of scheming politicians. For the Bushes and for the other Republicans that have made this a political opportunity to humiliate the Democrat party and to gain votes, it takes an uncanny sleaziness, even for a politician. It reminds me of another instance of similar sleaziness when someone said to another Republican "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" americanrhetoric.com