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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (15146)	9/19/2007 11:04:34 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224749

Stronach went to U.S. for cancer treatment: report Belinda Stronach speaks with media following question period in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. (CP / Tom Hanson) CTV.ca News Staff Updated: Fri. Sep. 14 2007 7:57 AM ET Liberal MP Belinda Stronach, who is battling breast cancer, travelled to California last June for an operation that was recommended as part of her treatment, says a report. Stronach's spokesman, Greg MacEachern, told the Toronto Star that the MP for Newmarket-Aurora had a "later-stage" operation in the U.S. after a Toronto doctor referred her. "Belinda had one of her later-stage operations in California, after referral from her personal physicians in Toronto. Prior to this, Belinda had surgery and treatment in Toronto, and continues to receive follow-up treatment there," said MacEachern. He said speed was not the reason why she went to California. Instead, MacEachern said the decision was made because the U.S. hospital was the best place to have it done due to the type of surgery required. Stronach was diagnosed last spring with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The cancer is one of the more treatable forms but Stronach still required a mastectomy -- which was done in Toronto -- and breast reconstruction. Stronach, who announced last April she would be leaving politics before the next election, paid for the surgery in the U.S., reports the Star. "As we said back in June when we confirmed the surgery, this is a personal and private matter between Belinda, her family and her physicians. I think you'll understand that because of respect for Belinda's privacy, we refrained from offering specific details around her medical treatment," said MacEachern. While it is rare for MPs to seek treatment outside Canada, MacEachern said Stronach was not lacking confidence in the system. "In fact, Belinda thinks very highly of the Canadian health-care system, and uses it when needed for herself and her children, as do all Canadians. As well, her family has clearly demonstrated that support," MacEachern told the Star. MacEachern did not offer any other details regarding what type of surgery Stronach had or what she paid for it. ctv.ca.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (15146)	9/19/2007 11:46:57 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

There is another alternative..Republican candidates like Romney & Giuliani are offering their own healthcare proposals which won't be run by government bureaucrats. Remember Katrina? Both state & federal gov officials proved to be completely incompetent in the response to the disaster. The same mentality would make a mess of socialized healthcare. Hillary's best contribution to the country will be the fact she has nudged the free market fundamentalists into actually discussing citizens demands for a solution to the runaway expense of healthcare. Have those pills you bought in Mexico analyzed to be sure they're the real thing. There's so much corruption south of the border, it's possible they're selling harmless sugar pills at best or unstandardized formulations of harmful ingredients.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (15146)	9/19/2007 12:06:45 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

A Shooting in Butte Butte, Montana Shotgun preteen vs. illegal alien Home Invaders Butte, Montana November 5, 2006 Two illegal aliens, Ralphel Resindez, 23, and Enrico Garza, 26, probably believed they would easily overpower home-alone 11 year old Patricia Harrington after her father had left their two-story home. It seems the two crooks never learned two things: they were in Montana and Patricia had been a clay shooting champion since she was nine. Patricia was in her upstairs room when the two men broke through the front door of the house. She quickly ran to her father's room and grabbed his 12 gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Resindez was the first to get up to the second floor only to be the first to catch a near point blank blast of buckshot from the 11-year-old's knee-crouch aim. He suffered fatal wounds to his abdomen and genitals. When Garza ran to the foot of the stairs, he took a blast to the left shoulder and staggered out into the street where he bled to death before medical help could arrive. It was found out later that Resindez was armed with a stolen 45 caliber handgun he took from another home invasion robbery. That victim, 50-year-old David Burien, was not so lucky. He died from stab wounds to the chest. Ever wonder why good stuff (news) such as this never makes NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, or ABC news....God I love this kid...Nice Shootin', Patricia....