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Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thank you.

Nice New York Times editorial today pointing out the hypocracy of conservatives in Congress trampling on the constitution and states’ rights in a mad rush to woo the religious right in the Schiavo case.

Does anyone else find the political grandstanding in the US Congress relating to the case of Terri Schiavo as appalling and frightening as I do?

And talk about hypocritical! Some examples clipped from an AlterNet article:

• Bush signed a law that “allows hospitals [to] discontinue life sustaining care, even if patient family members disagree.” Just days ago the law permitted Texas Children’s Hospital to remove the breathing tube from a 6-month-old boy named Sun Hudson. The law may soon be used to remove life support from Spiro Nikolouzos, a 68-year-old man. Bush has not commented on either case.
• At every opportunity, Tom DeLay has sanctimoniously proclaimed his concern for the well-being of Terri Schiavo, saying he is only trying to ensure she has the chance “we all deserve.” Schiavo’s medications are paid for by Medicaid. Just last week, DeLay marshaled a budget resolution through the House of Representatives that would cut funding for Medicaid by at least $15 billion, threatening the quality of care for people like Terri Schiavo. Because the Senate voted to restore the funding, DeLay is threatening to hold up the entire budget process if he doesn’t get his way.
• Bill Frist has been positioning himself in the media as a champion for Schiavo’s interests. Yet, much of Schiavo’s medical care has been financed by $1,000,000 from two medical malpractice lawsuits Schiavo won after her heart attack 15 years ago. Frist has been leading the charge to limit recovery for people like Schiavo who are severely debilitated. If Frist is successful, people like Schiavo would not be able to recover any punitive damages no matter how severe their injuries.

Gets you thinking.

Makes me mad.

There’s this guy, see. Lives in Switzerland. Makes model airplanes. Scale models. The kind that don’t fly. The kind that just sit on the shelf and gather dust.

Big whoop, you say. Lots of us slapped together plastic models as teenagers.

Yeah, but check out what he’s currently slapping together. And how about last year’s project? Holy tweezers of ivory! What’s this guy do for a day job?!