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Who is the 'we' who 'spend too much' on elder care?
The American Thinker ^ | September 10, 2009 | James Lewis

Posted on 09/10/2009 2:49:40 AM PDT by Scanian

The Left is terribly concerned that "we" are spending too much money on keeping people alive as they get older. But Ted Kennedy didn't seem to mind that "we" provided state-of-the-art cancer care for him, presumably through his wonderful insurance as a US Senator; I have yet to hear of a single "Man or Woman of the Left" -- as they like to dub themselves -- who would object to healthy (and wealthy) aging for themselves. I don't see George Soros checking out the suicide clinics in Holland. I don't hear any eagerness to cut short Jimmy Carter's lifelong support for bloody-minded Islamofascists; but Mr. Carter is 85 already. Are "we" the taxpayers now paying too much for his presidential medical care? Should Obama's own medical care be discontinued at some specified age? And should Nelson Mandela be encouraged to call it quits? After all, Mr. Mandela is 91 now.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elderly; leftists; singer; zekeemanuel

1 posted on 09/10/2009 2:49:40 AM PDT by Scanian
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2 posted on 09/10/2009 2:51:57 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: Scanian

What ever happened to Darrell Issa’s bill to make the Congressional health plan available for everyone?


3 posted on 09/10/2009 2:58:01 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com ............. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Scanian
The who? Ezek Emanuel, George Soros
4 posted on 09/10/2009 3:57:26 AM PDT by opentalk
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To: Scanian

Oh, Kennedy meant ‘OLD’ people, you know - grandparents with white hair and outdated clothes who sit around the house retired.
-Not IMPORTANT folks like him who worked hard at destroying the foundations of this country til the day they die.


5 posted on 09/10/2009 4:23:57 AM PDT by J40000
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Maybe conservatives are just the people who love their parents?

One underlying characteristic of leftist is they don't know their parents, especially their fathers, e.g. Clinton, Obama. They are looking for big government to fill the emotional void in their lives.

6 posted on 09/10/2009 7:28:00 AM PDT by Texas Jack
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You’ve got a point. Both of those guys have daddy issues. Obama definitely has momma issues.

Any wonder they do the things they do?


7 posted on 09/10/2009 8:12:51 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: socialismisinsidious


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8 posted on 09/10/2009 11:50:49 AM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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