Ted Kennedy is An Example to Us All
I got this note today from the anti-Obamacare group Conservatives for Patient Rights. It is suspending its television ads for a respectful period of time because of the death of Senator Kennedy.
“With the sad news of Senator Kennedy’s passing, Conservatives for Patients’ Rights is immediately suspending our ad campaign for health care reform out of respect to the Kennedy family as well as the Senator’s colleagues and supporters, to whom we extend our condolences. We know the debate will continue – a debate Senator Kennedy embraced with vigor – and we look forward to engaging in the debate in the months ahead. But now is a time for respect, reflection and remembrance. Senator Kennedy’s lifetime of dedicated public service transcended multiple generations. His devotion to many issues and his relentless passion made him a hero to his supporters and worthy adversary to his opponents. His voice and presence will be missed.”
Some of the ads set to run tonight couldn’t be pulled in time, according to Major Garrett of Fox News. That’s fine. The intention is good and there’s only so much control CPR has of its ads when they’re already in a television station’s rotation.
However, I’m not quite sure why they made this move. Well, I understand the whole respect point, which is all well and good. I don’t see the disrespect in continuing to run ads against the very same government-run health care system that Senator Kennedy completely repudiated in the last year of his life.
See, when he was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, he could have gotten care in his home state. Massachusetts has a government-run health care system and he could very well have opted to put himself in the hands of those running that system and let them decide what treatment he should have. He could have, but he didn’t. Instead, he chose to get the best possible care he could in another state.
I applaud the choices he made to improve his own quality of life. The last year of his life should be an example to all of us and I sincerely hope his friends and colleagues in Congress allow us the same freedom with our health care choices he had with his.
UPDATE: Linked by Obi’s Sister who has a good, focused roundup.
Other Posts of Interest:
- The ObamaCare Cheat Sheet
- At Least the Jackboots Will Have Sensible Heels.
- What We Don’t Know About Obamacare Could Kill Us
Category: Health Care Craziness
He knew what was best for him, just as he always felt he knew what was best for all of us. (And THAT is the part that makes it a problem.)
[...] Jimmie notes that Ted pursued the finest of health care for himself (all the while he was trying to relegate the rest of the nation to a rationed plan) and urges us to follow his example. [...]
You know, what Conservatives for Patient Rights did was very gracious. And I really appreciate it, and have a higher opinion of them.
As for what Kennedy did when he needed surgery, well, the Massachusetts plan would pay for him to go to the Duke facility. Know why? It's the best for that treatment. Any insurance plan that actually provides coverage would certainly pay for treatment there. Many private plans wouldn't cover that, but many private plans don't provide coverage for anything. But why would he even take the Massachusetts plan when he already has the federal plan, which is known around the world as the gold standard of health plans? And like the Massachusetts plan, it's actually a government/private hybrid. You know, like what we'd like to give to everyone.
So here's a situation and it's me. If I don't get insurance, I will literally die from cancer. And without reforms, getting insurance is less likely than me discovering a new planet with intelligent life forms. For me to get insurance, I have to give up my business and work for a very large corporation. If I don't do that, I die. It's really that simple.
So tell me Jimmie, do you want me to die, or are you just willing to let me die to satisfy your political beliefs?
[sarc]Yeah fostert, Jimmie wants you to die.[/sarc]
At some point in time, this form of argumentation (lying and assuming bad motives) is going to start getting old and then what would you on the Left do?
Democrats in Congress specifically exempted themselves from being affected by HR3200 … so the false point about wanting to give Americans what members of Congress have is just that. False. A lie.
And where did you get the strange idea that private insurance doesn't cover "anything"? Seriously? Why do people get it then? Just to waste their money? For fun?
Sorry you're sick. I do hope you get better.
I just fail to see how transforming the American healthcare system into some even larger and likely more dysfunctional (see Medicaid and Medicare – which are fast bankrupting the nation) version of the UK and Canada's own constantly failing government-run systems is going to help you.
The real aim of this so-called healthcare reform is not to fix healthcare, but money and creating a permanent dependent class. In the end, it's nothing more than a giant kickback scheme, creating a huge new thoroughly unionized government bureaucracy through which the Democrats can funnel trillions of taxpayer dollars and have substantial amounts kicked back to them via union leadership into their campaign coffers.
After seeing what that has done to the auto industry and the state of California that should terrify you.
Thanks for the link-back. I'm stilling ROTFLMAO over the "Barack is the last Kennedy brother" shtick.
>>For me to get insurance, I have to give up my business and work for a very large corporation. If I don’t do that, I die. It’s really that simple.>>
Well, fostert…it sounds as if you'd rather die than give up your business and work for a large corporation.
Your life, your choice.