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To: ThirdEye who wrote (102837)	3/22/2007 2:24:01 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361245

How Dare Valerie Plame Get Past Her Victimhood Bill Maher 03.22.2007 Conservative pundits seem miffed that Valerie Plame, her cover blown, decided to pose for Vanity Fair or get a book deal or sell her story to Hollywood. Well, what do they expect? She lost her job, her career. She can't become a covert agent for Canada. Or Mexico. And just because she's bounced back doesn't mean she was victimized. It's like saying a woman who was raped can never go to another dance. How raped could she have been if she's daring to smile four years later? Connie Francis still sang "Stupid Cupid" and "Lipstick On Your Collar" after she was raped in a Howard Johnson's in Long Island. It doesn't mean she wasn't raped. But she had to earn a living. She had to keep going. Isn't that an example of personal responsibility that the right used to champion? Isn't that what conservatives used to be all about? huffingtonpost.com

To: ThirdEye who wrote (102837)	3/22/2007 11:32:18 PM
From: worksinjammies	Respond to of 361245

Actually ThirdEye, I really don't appreciate your tone in your response. As it happens, I work very closely with the patients of several facilities, and I have a very solid understanding of the LTC and Nursing home situation; I would be bold but probably correct to say I have a much more personal and informed view of the actual goings on in such facilities than yourself (unless you work there). I have also had the opportunity to see first hand the level of care in facilities located in Florida, Maryland, as well as Rhode Island, and the level and quality of care varies greatly between facilities, as does the expense for such care. I have had staff at these locations complain about the replacement of qualified staff by those of lessor skill. I am not talking about state run facilities; what I refer to are privatized care facilities, or pay-as-you-go, if you will. What I have seen in Florida, with some of the "better" facilities are people being cared for by aides, in a haphazard, and often careless manner. I have seen this first hand. I would recommend to anyone who was going to place a parent or loved one in such a facility to due an extreme due diligence before deciding on a particular location. There is definitely a link between the professional skill level of staff workers and the quality of care given to patients or residents. Due to my personal and professional experience in this area, I purchased a very large LTC policy in order that I might be able to receive care at home as long as possible by the most qualified care givers, and avoid facilities as long as possible. As I mentioned, these are privately run facilities, therefore your reference to a "national single payor plan" has no bearing on this conversation. Such a plan would only offer marginal care at best....you need only look at the state run wastelands they call nursing homes to see my point. WIJ