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4 comments:
On Honduras and Michiletti:
Similar in tone to his Wall Street Journal editorial, Roberto Micheletti is saying Mel Zelaya could possibly come back, as long as the San José Accord was modified to make it palatable to other state institutions. It could well be just another way to drag things out. Tucked in the Reuters article was this:
The Honduran Supreme Court, which ordered the army to oust Zelaya on June 28, is due to rule this week on Arias' proposal that Zelaya be allowed back to serve out the rest of his time, which ends early next year.
Two problems with this. First, the Supreme Court did not order the army to oust Zelaya. They only ordered his detention, but neither his exile nor removal from office. Second, since the Supreme Court never ruled that Zelaya should be removed from office (if there is a Supreme Court document I have missed, let me know) then I am not sure what it needs to decide. Nowhere did they indicate that their order entailed his removal from office.
In other words, it should not be too hard to uninvoke things that were not invoked in the first place.
On the FUD about Obama health care plan + euthanasia:
This is a great example of how the conservatives take a small truth and turn it into a big lie. Section 1233 of the Obama Health Care Plan, called "Advanced Care Planning" — it assists doctors on how to talk to seniors about end of life issues. Do you have a living will? Do you know about having consent forms if you become incapable of making medical decisions for yourself? Do you have a power of attorney for health care (health care proxy)? Do you know what a "do not resuscitate" order is and is that what you want? Do you know what hospice care is? Do you know what palliative care is? Etc.
"Advanced Care Planning" explains what we will all confront as we reach the end of our lives, what the options are and how to do it. It is not how to end your life, but how to deal with end of life issues in a way that doesn't financially destroy you, doesn't wipe out your money you can give to your children and has options that help you avoid being in great pain. It advises you how to optimize the end of life experience.
I think it's really good that there are people with different political views that listen to the show and are willing to constructively criticize. It speaks largely of the character of the critic and of the show which attracts an opponent instead of turning them off.
It's certainly one of the things about my show I cherish the most! That it entices such a variety of people so worth enticing! =)
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