Frist: Gov't Unwanted in End-Of-Life Cases

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WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who took a leading role in the
Terry Schiavo case, said Sunday it taught him that Americans do not want the government involved in such end-of-life decisions.

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Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he had any regrets regarding the Schiavo case, Frist said: "Well, I'll tell you what I learned from it, which is obvious. The American people don't want you involved in these decisions."

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Frist was later mocked (edit to say, not meaning later in the show but later after he "diagnosed" Terry - as I did the excerpt I realized this could be misread) as having made a diagnosis from his office using a video screen. "I didn't make the diagnosis," Frist said Sunday. "I raised the question of whether or not she was in a persistent vegetative state."

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He added: "I accept the outcome. I don't agree with the moral sense of it."

Frist plans to leave the Senate when his second term expires in January 2007. He said Sunday he will return to his home in Tennessee and decide whether to seek the Republican nomination for president.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060129/ap_on_go_co/frist_schiavo

[joemurphy]

1. Keep thinking, Bill. That's what you're good at. N/T

[niyad]

2. what made him think people want govt interference in the first place? just

how dense is he? and, when he said terry WASN"T in a persistive vegetative state, that sure sounds like a diagnosis to me. does this man still have a medical license, and if so, WHY?

[rodeodance]

19. For a doctor, he sure was out of touch. my gosh!--either that or he is

playing dumb!

[Up2Late]

3. Bill Frist Learn?!? I don't believe it.

Just wait, he'll Flip-Flop on this when the price is right.

[Warpy]

4. What a shrieking hypocrite

Hey Billyboy, you DID make the diagnosis on the basis of a cherrypicked video, and we all heard you loud and clear.

Do us all a favor and stay out of political life and out of medicine. Retire on your millions stolen from the sick by your brother's company denying care to people. Hang out at the most upscale watering holes in the country and while away the rest of your life telling the rich and famous about what a big shot you used to be.

Just go away from anyplace we have to deal with you on any level. Please.

[SpiralHawk]

10. neoCON flip floppers

hypo-crites

[CottonBear]

5. WTF does "I don't agree with the moral sense of it" mean?

He doesn't think it's OK for people to die when they no longer have a functioning brain?
He's a very disturbed person. He creeps me out. Why did he even want to be a doctor? He has no real compassion or empathy. :(

[ninkasi]

25. It was okay, though, for baby Sun Hudson

to be removed from life support over his mother's objections, because there was no money to keep him alive. That happened under a bill signed by then-governor Bush, that wonderful pro-life Republican. Pro-life, unless it takes profits away from big business...then we'll kill you sooner than look at you...no money, no right to life. It's the Republican way.

[tanyev]

6. Translation:

My diagnosis-by-video stunt was a complete disaster and I'll never forgive the fundies if this keeps me out of the White House.

[pinkpops]

7. Now he needs to figger that out about begin of life decisions...

[Burried News]

8. OK Bill now for your next lesson repeat after me...

People want a Legislature that is a coequal branch of government - not a unitary executive.

[punpirate]

9. I have no worries about Frist becoming president...

... he'll submerge his own campaign, and with luck, he'll split the fundies off from the traditional party of big business `pugs. If he doesn't bugger himself in a campaign, he'll end up in jail, and somebody in jail will do it for him.

This is one of politics' genuine experts in pandering to every special interest, and he's getting caught at it on a number of fronts. He might as well have jam in his pockets, because he's toast.



edit for syntax.

[MichiganVote]

11. Another asshole and that's being kind

[Geo55]

12. You're on the right track ....dickhead

"Well, I'll tell you what I learned from it, which is obvious. The American people don't want you involved in these decisions."

OR , alot of other ones YOU may think YOU should stick your money grubbing fingers in.

Oh , an', yeah , please leave at the end of your term...but , really , DON'T COME BACK !

[smb]

13. No Shit, Sherlock!

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who took a leading role in the Terry Schiavo case, said Sunday it taught him that Americans do not want the government involved in such end-of-life decisions.

Ain't no flies on him.... :eyes:

[meow2u3]

14. Flip-flopper!

Senator Cat Killer was in favor of the government meddling in end-of-life issues before he was against it.

Makes me wonder :shrug:

[Charlie Brown]

15. the gov't shouldn't be involved w/abortion decisions, either

Frist is a classic hypocrite.

[and-justice-for-all]

16. Well no shit........

You think?? Gov't/or Church cults has no place in anyone private life you dumbass.

[redstateblues]

17. Be glad he's not YOUR senator- It's depressing that he's mine-UGH

He is an embarrassment to me as a Tennessean. I've written him a letter to that effect. I don't have any representation in the Senate.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Sorry Bill

I don't forgive you.

[Eugene]

20. Bill Frist learned the wrong lesson.

Frist regrets that demagoguing the Schiavo case didn't give him political traction.
He does not acknowledge that his diagnosis by video stunt was wrong. In fact, he still
insists that he was morally right.

The headline suggested that Bill Frist had gotten a clue. No such luck.
He should have learned that the government does not belong in such
private matters, not just that government interference is not welcome.

[leesa]

21. Well, ain't this "She's alive and smiling!!" rich. I am so glad he and his

government thugs styed out of Schaivo's end of life decision. Of course, the stupid Republicans won't remember any of that.

[Gloria]

22. Yeah, how about the sex act and any "start of life" decisions, jackass???

[Catrina]

23. They were so full of hubris back then. They believed they had total

control over everything, and they found out that there are some issues that you can't politicize. The country was practically united for once, no matter which side of the issue they were on. No one wants the government in their lives.

He made a fool of himself, cavorting around with Tom Delay. That's the real reason he's trying to get out of it now. Soon, he'll try to tell us he doesn't know Tom Delay.

And his buddy Bush, who couldn't do anything about thousands of dying poor people in NO, flew back to DC to sign special legislation for that one case.

How can ANYONE still support these morons? If they were not so dangerous, they would be a comedy act ~

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24. He's trying to have it both ways...

For the left/centrists: "I understand now you don't want us mixing in your life decisions"

For the right/fundies: "What they wanted to do was morally unacceptable, but I had to go along with it".

Gosh, who could take issue with that?