The most shocking hypocrisy of all is that Bush calls for a culture of life in which we protect those whose lives depend on the mercy of others, while he and Laura have living wills that call for the cessation of sustenance in the exact same circumstances the Terri Schiavo was in.
The only newspaper that picked this up is the Sydney Morning Herald:
Laura Bush says she and the President, George Bush, have living wills that will guide medical decisions if either of them becomes incapacitated like Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged Florida woman.
Mrs Bush said it was a "very, very difficult time" for Mrs Schiavo's family, but she was encouraged that many people had been spurred to create living wills.
"I hear the numbers of people inquiring about living wills or writing living wills increased dramatically, and I think that is really good," she said.
"The President and I have living wills, and of course our parents do, and they wanted us always to be aware of it. I think that is important for families to have an opportunity to talk about these issues."
A spokeswoman for Mrs Bush declined to say what directives are given in the Bush living wills. But many include "do not resuscitate" clauses in cases where the patient has no hope of recovery or requires extensive medical assistance to stay alive.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Reverend Mahoney is a lunatic
Why are mainstream media outlets allowing the inflammatory Reverend to snip like a Schnauzer about the tragedy of Terry Schiavo? What gives him the right to tell people how to die?!?!
His latest transgression was on Fox News where he finally revealed his ulterior motives to all of this. He wants to abolish the right to die, and decide for everyone else that they must hang to life even though it has become little more than existence.
What is most puzzling about this is that the Reverend believes in an Afterlife, yet is determined to force people to cling to any form of life, no matter how miserable.
And even worse, how does this Republican position of parental supremacy jive with their position on the sanctity of marriage? Answer: it does not.
His latest transgression was on Fox News where he finally revealed his ulterior motives to all of this. He wants to abolish the right to die, and decide for everyone else that they must hang to life even though it has become little more than existence.
What is most puzzling about this is that the Reverend believes in an Afterlife, yet is determined to force people to cling to any form of life, no matter how miserable.
And even worse, how does this Republican position of parental supremacy jive with their position on the sanctity of marriage? Answer: it does not.
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