Commentary from the always excellent Catholic Key blog:
On Forbes magazine’s popular quotations page there was once a quote attributed, in jest I’m sure, to an anonymous French management consultant: “That may work perfectly well in practice,” it said, “but it will never work in theory.” (paraphrasing) U.S. health care works certainly not perfectly, but much better than it would under the revolutionary proposal being rammed through by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D – CA).
Throughout the 20th Century, the success of revolutionary proposals has been hampered by the existence of inconvenient classes of persons. In the Russian Communist Revolution, Ukrainian “kulaks” stood in the way of a glorious modern Moscow. “Fetuses” stood in the way of a Sexual Revolution attempting to dissociate sex from commitment and fecundity.
In the 21st Century, the elderly stand in the way of a revolution in health care. They’re just to darn expensive to make health care affordable for “everyone”.
In the 20th Century, ideological revolutions mitigated the brake-effects of undesirable classes by giving them euphemistic titles and then killing them. The elderly in the U.S. don’t yet have a name I can stick in quotes, but they have a plan for eliminating their brake-effect on the health care revolution – HR 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009”.
OK, that was a little over the top you think? Maybe, but there are enough credible questions about this bill’s “end of life” and rationing provisions for the elderly and all Americans to demand Nancy Pelosi give it a fair, open and exhaustive hearing.
And then goes on with some examples.
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This isn’t original nor is it unprecedented.
Native Americans and Native Canadians of the far north trdaitionallly abandoned the elderly to freeze.
It’s not that Obama loves old people less. He loves tyranny more.
What would make her recognize that she is selling all she has for the wrong prize? What would make Nancy see that she has obtained everything and lost the only thing that matters? What would convince her that the Eucharist means all that the Eucharist means and demands all that He demands?
Prayer Mr. Saavik, Klingons don’t take prisoners.
Jeff:
The last days we had a circus on Sotomayor’s “racists” views (Jon Stewart), and somehow the devil distracted THE Senator’s duty: enforce the Constitutional RIGHTS FOR THE DEFENSELESS.
So, please excuse my repeating this, but I’m flabbergasted that STILL there is NOT… organized PUNCHING of THE crucial point of TODAY’S: Scientific FACT: an embryo, can be in a lab a few days, put in a RENTED WOMB three months, and the rest of months till birth in an incubator.
This VOIDS the premise “is my body” of Roe-Wade. Why is not grilled to Sotomayor? NOW!!! Why Christian blogs do not FOCUS THIS & pressure their lawmakers?
Cordially
Do you mind updating to my new blog?
There are two facts to consider that many today think can be overlooked or cast aside.
Sex is the number one cause of babies.
Pain and impairment can be the constant companion of those who are blessed with years.
Neither is a reason for being snuffed out.
a related article: Jeff, I’d love a comment.
http://tinypaste.com/f8c34
How ironic that:
The generation that gave us the sexual and drug revolution;
Which also gave us the greedy “Me” generation of the 80’s and 90’s;
Which is in process of giving us the “pay for all my health care needs as I grow old”;
is now the same generation that will have their health care rationed and sent to the hospice (if lucky) chute or Dr. Kevorkian’s clinic (if not so lucky).
Watch the movie ‘Logans Run’, have a happy 30th.
I believe the ‘nickname’ for elderly people in hospital in the UK is ‘useless eaters’. It used to be bed blockers, which was bad enough. Have mercy on Thy people O Lord
there are enough credible questions about this bill’s “end of life” and rationing provisions for the elderly
I have learned the hard way never to believe anything any conservative says. You lot are liars.
there are enough credible questions about this bill’s “end of life” and rationing provisions for the elderly
I have learned the hard way never to believe anything any conservative says. You lot are liars.