My mothers surgeon (shoulder replacement two days ago) said that her age , 81, would have definitely precluded the surgery under Obamacare. She has had the same private policy for 40+ years... she will NOT be able to keep it after this year if Obamacare is allowed to stand. Everyone over a certain age will be dropped and have to go on Medicaid/ Medicare... I guess this is where Obamacare insures all those "new" people. Under Obamacare she would die a drug addict.
On Mar 23, 9:33 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Where's all the compassionate Moonbats now? Where is > Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews not on this story, and why isn't he > screaming from the rooftops about how evil ObamaCare is? > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Keith In Tampa > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Obamacare at two > > >http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/03/obamacare-at-two.php > > > Democrats observed the second anniversary of Obamacare in silence > > yesterday. Obamacare must really be a problem for them, because they’re > > yakking nonstop about everything else with a lower than usual ratio of > > veracity to baloney. Charles Krauthammer provides a reckoning in his weekly > > column, reminding us of a a few basic and important facts about Obamacare. > > Krauthammer concludes: “Rarely has one law so exemplified the worst of the > > Leviathan state — grotesque cost, questionable constitutionality and > > arbitrary bureaucratic coerciveness.” With the regulations implementing the > > law being written and promulgated every day, it’s getting worse all the > > time. The 2012 elections provide a possible cure. We are going to have to > > rescue ourselves from this nightmare. > > > Rush Limbaugh performed a public service this week by turning attention > > back to one of the great moments in Obama’s promotion of his signature > > achievement. Just about everything Obama ever said to promote the law was a > > falsehood of the Big Lie variety, but during the ABC Townhall on June 23, > > 2009 (transcript at the link), he blurted out something like the essence of > > Obamacare. Citizen Jane humbly asked her president: > > > JANE STURM: My mother is now over 105. But at 100, the doctors said to > > her, “I can’t do anything more unless you have a pacemaker.” I said, “Go > > for it.” She said, “Go for it.” But the specialist said, “No, she’s too > > old.” > > > But when the other specialist saw her and saw her joy of life, he said, > > “I’m going for it.” That was over five years ago. … Outside the medical > > criteria for prolonging life for somebody who is elderly, is there any > > consideration that can be given for a certain spirit, a certain joy of > > living, a quality of life, or is it just a medical cutoff at a certain age? > > > In case you missed it back in 2009, here is how the president ruled: > > > OBAMA: I don’t think that we can make judgments based on people’s > > “spirit.” Uh, that’d be, uh, a pretty subjective decision to be making. I > > think we have to have rules that say that we are gonna provide good quality > > care for all people. End-of-life care is one of the most difficult sets of > > decisions that we’re gonna have to make. But understand that those > > decisions are already being made in one way or the other. If they’re not > > being made under Medicare and Medicaid, they’re being made by private > > insurers. At least we can let doctors, you know — and your mom know — that, > > you know what, maybe this isn’t gonna help. Maybe you’re better off not > > having the surgery but, uh, taking the painkiller. > > > Well, that’s a little blunt. Rush nevertheless provided a useful > > translation: “Hey, Mom, I just talked to the president. He said no on the > > pacemaker. But I’m to tell you that you’re probably better off not getting > > the pacemaker. Here, just take the Percocet.” He also concisely commented: > > “I don’t know, folks. This is not the country in which I grew up. It just > > isn’t.” > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U-dQfb8WQvo -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
