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Over here at the Washington Times today, we editorialize about the truly frightening implications of Obama's approach to health care policy. Hint: Obama talks about government doing a cost-benefit analysis to determine what care is worth providing when people near the ends of their lives. No, there's no talk about recycling old folks into foodstuff, but the idea of government deciding when it's time for somebody to enter the Happy Acres is chilling, to the bone, nonetheless.

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John| 5.1.09 @ 10:32AM

This is how it begins I guess.

The hubris is astounding. What precedent has the government set for itself to show that it's capable of doing ANYTHING right, much less efficiently and productive?

Good grief.

Old Texican| 5.1.09 @ 10:39AM

Thank you once again Mr. Hillyer.
I swear I have to write those words so often that I am going to create an acronym...:TYOAMH! (SMILE)
I smoke a pipe. They probably will leave me out too. "It" is my own fault doncha' know. Well, that's OK, my choice, but killing babies indescriminately and letting old people die for lack of care...is EVIL!

Old Texican| 5.1.09 @ 10:46AM

Old Texican| 5.1.09 @ 10:31AM
Northern Rebel
You embarrass me Sir! (Grin) YOU PUBLISHED THE EXACT RIGHT WORD! (under the fascism blog)
Thank you. Simple and perfect! "EVIL"

OK folks, we now have the perfect two words for our T.E A. parties and beyond. Let's come up with a perfect THIRD WORD:
WE Say NO TO
T reason in Washington
E vil in Washington
A ???

Becky| 5.1.09 @ 10:50AM

Where is the ultimate separation between church and state when the government can pretend to play god with issues relating to humanity, not the cover show stated "health."?

Instead of 40million uninsured + 260 million ins = 300 mill who receive health care, we will get 300 mill ins-40 mill not worthy (per government board) = 260 mill who recieve health care.

Robert Stacy McCain| 5.1.09 @ 10:53AM

Solent Green is HOPE!

Pete| 5.1.09 @ 11:00AM

The challenge will become how to infiltrate the care for the liberal elite once you get old - maybe forge some documents so you appear to be a distant relative of the Kennedys (if it didn't kill you just to associate yourself with such dirtbags).

JJ JR| 5.1.09 @ 11:59AM

Y'all,

Quin, agree completely.

To John: I must disagree with your post, to wit:

"What precedent has the government set for itself to show that it's capable of doing ANYTHING right, much less efficiently and productive?"

The government has shown itself to be very effective killing our enemies via military and black ops actions from time to time when focused properly and led by fearless, principled leaders. And so here again they will be able to replicate that in an odd sort of way--effectively euthanizing millions of Americans through the denial of life saving medicines and treatments for those who fall below the cost/benefit curve developed by unaccountable, Stalinist beauracrats!

John| 5.1.09 @ 12:10PM

JJJ-

Point taken.

Old Texican| 5.1.09 @ 2:34PM

I just sent this e-mail to the Whitehouse:
Mr. President
PLEASE QUIT KILLING OUR COUNTRY!

Just because you had a deserter for TWO fathers, quit killing our hopes for our grandchildren.
We are NOT going to desert OUR children and grandchildren.

May God (allah) forgive you if you do kill the last best hope on this planet.
...So when do I expect a "knock on the door" in the middle of the night?
(Secret Service guys, I can only hope YOUR oath to defend the constitution was not a lie.)
Kenneth W. Bean
Houston, Texas

If I don't show up here soon, please make sure my day in court is upheld. I am now on a "list". The bad guys will try to kill or silence me soonest. That's OK. I have lived most of my life in freedom and liberty. Unlike our President, I have only visited places where they still kill you, then eat you...literally.
Our President was deserted by not one...but two fathers. He is a psychological wreck. He has an invisible history...no college transcripts...no lecture notes...no lawschool notes no "lecturer notes" as a professor in Chicago.
I have just this moment..."crossed the Rubicon". There is no retreat for me. Please pray I have the right words and an ability to express them before I am killed...and eaten.
Best regards
Ken

Dan| 5.1.09 @ 4:36PM

Be mindful of how this fits in with the anti-human environmnetal movement, which sees people as a pollutant, and with all pollutants, something that needs cutting, or in this case, culling.

Red| 5.1.09 @ 5:02PM

Government sanctioned eugenics is catching up to us sooner or rather later.

CS| 5.1.09 @ 11:27PM

Someone should inform the AARP. The grey panthers will not be pleased.

Kathryn Jones| 5.2.09 @ 4:14PM

Well, I'm a 61 year old Baby-Boomer, and I don't think that anyone wants to P____Off millions of Americans that are at various stages of becoming retired.