[Vision2020] Both faces of Tom Delay

[Scott Dredge]

I can see the differences just fine.  Tom Delay would
not welcome any outside intrusions on his family's
decision to pull the plug for his scenario and yet
he's willing to run interference in the Schiavo case. 
In short, he is a hypocrite.  Nothing new here, he's
proven his hypocrisy many times over.

The general concensus for these types of serious
injuries are:

1) If you are unable to breath on your own or feed
yourself, with no hope of ever regaining motor
functions, but your brain function is normal and you
can communicate (a la Christopher Reeve or Million
Dollar Baby), then keep 'em hooked up to the life
support equipment until they die of some other cause
besides suffocation or starvation.

2) No brain function, no hope of recovery, and you
can't breath without a respirator or feed yourself,
then pull the plug on the respirator.  Death by
suffocation occurs in 5-7 minutes which seems
acceptable to the vast majority, even including kooks
like Tom Delay.

3) No brain function, you can breath on your own, no
hope of recovery, no signs of improvement after 15
years on a feeding tube.  This is the tricky one that
results in endless national debate (until she dies),
lots of court cases, lots of demonization of one side
by the other, political posturing, etc.

-Scott

--- Donovan Arnold <donovanarnold at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Pat and Scott,
> 
> I do agree that there is a very BIG difference
> between pulling the plug on a 
> machine that functions as an organ in the body
> versus denying someone food 
> and water. Every person would die without food and
> water.
> 
> I could see myself on either side of fence of
> wanting to let her die because 
> of her poor quality of life. However, I think
> starving someone to death is a 
> slow and painful way to go and it is cruel to end
> her life in this manner.
> 
> But on the other hand, Jeb Bush, George Bush,  and
> Tom Delay are hypocrites 
> for doing nothing if they truly believe this is
> murder. They are the most 
> powerful men in the country. If they really did want
> to save her life, they 
> could have found a way, even if it was by
> questionable means.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Donovan J Arnold
> 
> >From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
> >To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Both faces of Tom Delay
> >Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:05:27 -0800
> >
> >I am trying to understand why you posted this with
> the title. Did you write
> >the title or did you get it off CNN who will go to
> any lengths to be 
> >stupid.
> >If you cannot see the differences in an old person
> with no hope and a young
> >woman whose only life support is a feeding tube I
> have a suggestion for 
> >your
> >family. They should all make out living wills and
> make sure your not
> >anywhere near the premises at the end. Terri only
> has a feeding tube, no
> >breathing help, no dialysis for her kidneys, no
> heart help...just a feeding
> >tube. A very different set of circumstances.
> >