[Brian Kopp DPM]

I don't think you are delusional, you're simply wrong. I looked back through your posting history, and you are obsessed with other people spending government money. Your obsession with preventing other people from spending tax dollars has blinded you to the medical ethics issues of this case. But I wouldn't call you delusional just because you disagree with my personal opinion.

To do so would be ... delusional.

Good day to you, nurse.

[wagglebee]

I think that an Ayn Rand mindset has overtaken the thoughts of people who would be good conservatives.

Not everything is about money and this case certainly isn't.

The cost of a tracheotomy is a couple thousand dollars at most; my father-in-law does them all the time, it's one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and really not a big deal. If the ONLY THING this hospital cares about is the cost of the tracheotomy, I'll be happy to give them a credit card number over the phone and pay for the whole thing right now.

If Father Pavone says that he is willing to pay for Baby Joseph to be moved to a hospital in the US, that means he has the necessary funds to do it.

My suspicion with this case is that it is just like so many other pro-life cases, the culture of death is using money as a red herring to mask their true agenda.

[kaila]

If I want to have my bunions removed, I will see someone like you- a podiatrist.
A podiatrist is not an MD.
The day you are in a pediatric ICU dealing with children like these as an intensivist, neurologist,or a pulmonologist- then I will listen to your opinion.
Otherwise, listen to the experts on this case.
You are not an expert. I listen to the experts on issues like this.