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Best and Worst of SOTU '06 (Putting the trivial back into politics)
The Weekly Standard ^ | January 31, 2006 | Jonathan V. Last

Posted on 01/31/2006 8:46:51 PM PST by RWR8189

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1 posted on 01/31/2006 8:46:53 PM PST by RWR8189
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Do oncologists get sued left and right like OBGYN's do? I think that was what he was referring to. Talk to any doctor...obgyn's get nailed a lot with law suits. I know several people who have been GP's for a long time who have had to quit delivering babies because the liability is too high.


2 posted on 01/31/2006 8:54:59 PM PST by ark_girl
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"Never falter! Don't hesitate to honor and support those of us who have the honor of protecting that which is worth protecting."

And NEVER forget!

3 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:29 PM PST by lightman (The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be exorcised.)
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Don't apologize for any trivializing done on this thread! After what we went through to get Alito where he got today---a real protracted, forceps delivery---we're entitled to all the fun we can legally obtain.


4 posted on 01/31/2006 9:02:25 PM PST by Graymatter
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OB-GYN insurance rates are also far higher in many states.

(Not in my beloved Indiana, though!)

5 posted on 01/31/2006 9:03:04 PM PST by Teacher317
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Why is it that the doctors we need to protect from trial lawyers are always OB-GYNs?

Because they're quitting in droves, can't afford liability insurance thanks to the likes of the Dems' most recent candidate for VP.

6 posted on 01/31/2006 9:03:48 PM PST by 1066AD
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"...Best Howard Dean moment: Democrats erupting in applause when the president began a sentence saying, "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security . . ."

This line, this scene, will stand alongside the Hindenburg disaster filmclip in years to come.

When Social Security begins its meltdown around 2015, the deliberate sabotage of the last chance to fix it will be the enduring final epitaph of the Democratic Party. It will stand in mute testament to a political party willing to watch the economic enslavement of their own grandchildren, and sneer that... no matter- they won.

But then, for creatures who care not how history revile them, I suppose it is one pathetic win for them.

7 posted on 01/31/2006 9:05:02 PM PST by pickrell (Old dog, new trick...sort of)
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Best Howard Dean moment: Democrats erupting in applause when the president began a sentence saying, "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security . . ."

That was a pathetic bit of theatricality. I wonder how many centrists the commies lost b/c of that little outburst?

8 posted on 01/31/2006 9:08:23 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.)
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Worst Euphemism: "the traditions of their own citizens"

I thought this to be the most realistic statement he made. If you mean the part about 'their democracies won't look like ours.'

These people we're democratizing are less evolved than LA gang trash.

9 posted on 01/31/2006 9:09:06 PM PST by txhurl (Gingrich/North '08)
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Yes, I believe the reason OB-GYN is the specialty most often raised in these discussions is because it has been hardest hit by practitioners leaving the field and too few entering. I have a doctor in the family (not OB-GYN) who has often mentioned the jury settlements for birth defect cases, etc. as among the most extreme of the torts and insurance problems for medicine, and the insurance rates for OB-GYNs often go through the roof in various states. fwiw, John Edwards made his fortune abusing the system to the hilt by winning multi-million dollar settlements in dubious to bogus claims against OB-GYNs.


10 posted on 01/31/2006 9:09:22 PM PST by Enchante (Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
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To: pickrell

Did you see the clip of Hillary jumping to her feet applauding when Bush said that? And he pointed at Congress and said, This problem is not going away?

I somehow think that might turn into a very nasty campaign commercial somehow.


11 posted on 01/31/2006 9:11:53 PM PST by I still care (You don't demonstrate tolerance for minorities by apologising for your own heritage- John Howard)
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One of my favorite moments was when he welcomed Alito to the Supreme Court. And what he said about the terrorists we haven't caught yet: "Your day will come." I got the feeling Bush was speaking directly to Zawahiri when he looked right at the camera and said that.


12 posted on 01/31/2006 9:12:10 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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OB-GYN liability exists for their patients 21 years from their birth. No other speciality has that long a time frame for possible lawsuits. And their malpractice insurance costs are truly astronomical.


13 posted on 01/31/2006 9:15:36 PM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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speciality = specialty. tired eyes, lazy fingers.


14 posted on 01/31/2006 9:17:21 PM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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Frankly, this speech scarred and worried me. Bush has done a remarkable job with an unbelievably trying presidency. And it's coming to a close.

He did a good job controlling his audience (in the Senate chambers). But we've been warned. The world has become an alarmingly dangerous place, and I don't see another George Bush on the horizon. I worry for my republic. I truly do.

15 posted on 01/31/2006 9:18:41 PM PST by GVnana (Former Alias: GVgirl)
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I think the video of the dems erupting over the SS statements is PRICELESS and would work well in repub commercials for 2006 and 2008.

Just like .. "we killed the Patriot Act".


16 posted on 01/31/2006 9:22:26 PM PST by CyberAnt ( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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To: pickrell
This line, this scene, will stand alongside the Hindenburg disaster filmclip in years to come.

Beat me to it.... Well said...

17 posted on 01/31/2006 9:27:31 PM PST by RedWing9 (No tag here... Just want to stay vague...)
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To: nutmeg

bump


18 posted on 01/31/2006 9:28:33 PM PST by nutmeg (NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
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Worst Leonard Nimoy impression: Tim Kaine's permanently-arched left eyebrow

I sat with a room full of friends watching Kaine's speech and we were wondering if his eyebrow was permanently that way. I was actually feeling sorry for him, then suddenly- we saw it move. The entire room applauded. Kinda sad- when the only thing that anyone noticed about Kaine's speech was his eyebrow.

19 posted on 01/31/2006 9:36:10 PM PST by KCRW
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The world has become an alarmingly dangerous place, and I don't see another George Bush on the horizon. I worry for my republic. I truly do. Alot of us thought this very same thing in early 2000. Then GW stepped up. I have had the privilege over the last two years of meeting and greeting a ton of young, strong Republicans. The next GW is out there- I am excited to find out who it is.
20 posted on 01/31/2006 9:43:15 PM PST by KCRW
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