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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
The Politics of Diversion
I was going to write about the current controversy regarding Terri Schiavo. Then I decided against it. But in order not to, I have to write a little something about it anyway. You know, it’s easier if I just begin . . .
Another is the hypocrisy of Our Great Father, who has been talking about a “culture of life” and how in cases such as this, it is “better to err on the side of life.” ...
This is the man who, as Governor of Texas, publicly mocked a woman (Kayla Faye Tucker) he put to death, despite her plea for clemency: "'Please,' Bush whimpered, his lips pursed in mock desperation, 'don't kill me.'"...
Finally, it is worth asking how her medical care has been paid. It turns out, by Medicare - the very program conservative Republicans are determined to eliminate. And what helped pay for her early treatment and medical bills? A million-dollar settlement from a lawsuit, the very kind of malpractice lawsuit that Republicans are determined to eliminate. Isn't irony just delicious? ...
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