Comments on: WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Newsweek: Hurray for Death Panels « Teh Resistance Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2706050 Newsweek: Hurray for Death Panels « Teh Resistance Blog Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:36:45 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2706050 [...] being required to present pregnant women with alternatives to abortion is totally gung-ho for government bureaucrats advising the sick and elderly to die and get out of the way. (Note: Lefties frequently “justify” abortion on the grounds that [...] [...] being required to present pregnant women with alternatives to abortion is totally gung-ho for government bureaucrats advising the sick and elderly to die and get out of the way. (Note: Lefties frequently “justify” abortion on the grounds that [...]

]]> By: Moonbattery http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2706014 Moonbattery Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:32:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2706014 <strong>Newsweek: Hurray for Death Panels!...</strong> The left has gotten a bit schizophrenic in its Government mandated "End of Life Counseling" -- what some have deemed 'Death Panels.' (Although that term refers to a much broader category of Government interference than end of life counseling.) Most... Newsweek: Hurray for Death Panels!…

The left has gotten a bit schizophrenic in its Government mandated “End of Life Counseling” — what some have deemed ‘Death Panels.’ (Although that term refers to a much broader category of Government interference than end of life counseling.) Most…

]]> By: Pondering the Triumph of the Cross » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2704355 Pondering the Triumph of the Cross » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:21:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2704355 [...] be aborted, that individual people suffering the ravages of age, illness or accident may be persuaded that their lives are not worth living, they probably do not realize that as they draw everything away from life, they are acting in a [...] [...] be aborted, that individual people suffering the ravages of age, illness or accident may be persuaded that their lives are not worth living, they probably do not realize that as they draw everything away from life, they are acting in a [...]

]]> By: Obamacare & the Insistent Vector of Love » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2651203 Obamacare & the Insistent Vector of Love » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:01:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2651203 [...] healthcare toward rationing and the sort of “end of life counseling” sampled in the Veteran’s Administration Handbook called “Your Life, Your Choices,” of which the Wall Street Journal’s Jim Towey writes: [...] [...] healthcare toward rationing and the sort of “end of life counseling” sampled in the Veteran’s Administration Handbook called “Your Life, Your Choices,” of which the Wall Street Journal’s Jim Towey writes: [...]

]]> By: Monday Links 8/24/09 | The Clumsy Fly http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2613818 Monday Links 8/24/09 | The Clumsy Fly Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:28:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2613818 [...] DYING FOR THEIR COUNTRY:  Veterans defend our freedoms at home and abroad, but when it comes to their healthcare, government officials are trying to convince them to just go ahead and die in order to save a few bucks.  Death panels already exist, folks! [...] [...] DYING FOR THEIR COUNTRY:  Veterans defend our freedoms at home and abroad, but when it comes to their healthcare, government officials are trying to convince them to just go ahead and die in order to save a few bucks.  Death panels already exist, folks! [...]

]]> By: RUSH: Obama Revives VA DEATH BOOK « -THE "G" BLOGS ~ Gunny G Online - http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2613813 RUSH: Obama Revives VA DEATH BOOK « -THE "G" BLOGS ~ Gunny G Online - Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:27:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2613813 [...] Wall Street Journal: The Death Book for Veterans. Ex-soldiers Don’t Need to be Told They’re a Burden to Society – Jim ToweyHotAir: WSJ: VA Pushes Vets to Consider Death as an Alternative to Treatment [...] [...] Wall Street Journal: The Death Book for Veterans. Ex-soldiers Don’t Need to be Told They’re a Burden to Society – Jim ToweyHotAir: WSJ: VA Pushes Vets to Consider Death as an Alternative to Treatment [...]

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Videos: Specter calls for suspension, investigation for VA “death book” http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2612144 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Videos: Specter calls for suspension, investigation for VA “death book” Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:48:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2612144 [...] Wallace dismantles the VA’s Tammy Duckworth over the reintroduction of the pamphlet “Your Life, Your Choices” in this Fox News Sunday interview yesterday. She followed the Wall Street Journal’s Jim [...] [...] Wallace dismantles the VA’s Tammy Duckworth over the reintroduction of the pamphlet “Your Life, Your Choices” in this Fox News Sunday interview yesterday. She followed the Wall Street Journal’s Jim [...]

]]> By: Obama Revives VA Death Book - Freemason Hirams Travels Masonic Forums http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2610625 Obama Revives VA Death Book - Freemason Hirams Travels Masonic Forums Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:05:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2610625 [...] for Veterans. Ex-soldiers Don't Need to be Told They're a Burden to Society - Jim Towey ?/FONT> HotAir: WSJ: VA Pushes Vets to Consider Death as an Alternative to Treatment ?/FONT> Sweetness & Light: What The Health Care Bill Actually Says ?/FONT> Washington Post: [...] [...] for Veterans. Ex-soldiers Don’t Need to be Told They’re a Burden to Society – Jim Towey ?/FONT> HotAir: WSJ: VA Pushes Vets to Consider Death as an Alternative to Treatment ?/FONT> Sweetness & Light: What The Health Care Bill Actually Says ?/FONT> Washington Post: [...]

]]> By: Life And Death At The VA « NWI Patriots Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2610224 Life And Death At The VA « NWI Patriots Blog Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:26:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2610224 [...] H/T Hot Air [...] [...] H/T Hot Air [...]

]]> By: GunRunner http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2609861 GunRunner Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:09:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2609861 As an Ex-Navy Medic, I knew that no matter what, those Marines under my watch were going to get care from me even if I got taken out while delivering. The idea that I would save a life, deliver a Man back to the States and their parents or wife just so some VA "Psychologist" can whisper "you don't want to be a burden to your family" makes me so mad I am shaking with rage. Now I have two sons. What do I tell them? One wants to fly the F-22, the other wants to run Nuclear power plants for the Navy. Both dangerous, highly technical jobs. What do I say to them? Good choice boys, but your Country won't be there if something goes wrong, as you will be a negative budget item? Not a dime of money for any other purpose, especially welfare or other programs, should be spent till our Vets are given care. As an Ex-Navy Medic, I knew that no matter what, those Marines under my watch were going to get care from me even if I got taken out while delivering. The idea that I would save a life, deliver a Man back to the States and their parents or wife just so some VA “Psychologist” can whisper “you don’t want to be a burden to your family” makes me so mad I am shaking with rage.

Now I have two sons. What do I tell them? One wants to fly the F-22, the other wants to run Nuclear power plants for the Navy. Both dangerous, highly technical jobs. What do I say to them? Good choice boys, but your Country won’t be there if something goes wrong, as you will be a negative budget item?

Not a dime of money for any other purpose, especially welfare or other programs, should be spent till our Vets are given care.

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment | North Houston Tea Party Patriots http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2609806 Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment | North Houston Tea Party Patriots Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:35:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2609806 [...] more: Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment. Other PostsJuly 24, 2009 -- Obamacare for old folks: Just cut your life short! (0)August 22, 2009 [...] [...] more: Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment. Other PostsJuly 24, 2009 — Obamacare for old folks: Just cut your life short! (0)August 22, 2009 [...]

]]> By: NavyMustang http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2607031 NavyMustang Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:47:35 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2607031 Shinseki should be ashamed of himself for supporting this, but... I'll forgive him if he, as a veteran, subjects himself to the same directives that I, as a retiree, will be subject to. Shinseki should be ashamed of himself for supporting this, but…

I’ll forgive him if he, as a veteran, subjects himself to the same directives that I, as a retiree, will be subject to.

]]> By: Ya know—Suicide Is Painless… | Little Miss Attila http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2606787 Ya know—Suicide Is Painless… | Little Miss Attila Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:49:30 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2606787 [...] This administration is fuckin’ shameless. [...] [...] This administration is fuckin’ shameless. [...]

]]> By: Christien http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2604488 Christien Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:38:02 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2604488 Iowahawk or The Onion needs to parody this substituting blues musicians for vets. -Can't shake the blues? -Is life a low-down cryin' shame? -Do you sit on the levee and moan? -Been down so long bein' down don't bother you? -Constantly ask people to take you to the river and drop you in the water? -Does it take one bourbon, on scotch, and one beer just to get through the day? -In your time of dying, do you want nobody to moan, is all you want for them to do is just take your body home? Iowahawk or The Onion needs to parody this substituting blues musicians for vets.

-Can’t shake the blues?
-Is life a low-down cryin’ shame?
-Do you sit on the levee and moan?
-Been down so long bein’ down don’t bother you?
-Constantly ask people to take you to the river and drop you in the water?
-Does it take one bourbon, on scotch, and one beer just to get through the day?
-In your time of dying, do you want nobody to moan, is all you want for them to do is just take your body home?

]]> By: The Dawn Patrol http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602893 The Dawn Patrol Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:40:53 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602893 <strong>Dawn Patrol 08/21/2009...</strong> Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a... Dawn Patrol 08/21/2009…

Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics – from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world. If you’re a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a…

]]> By: your life your choices | Fooner http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602467 your life your choices | Fooner Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:38:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602467 [...] Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as …Maybe Lane and Robinson should take a look at the VA, where the Obama administration and former General Eric Shinseki have reinstated a program called “Your Life, Your Choices.” The Wall Street Journal reports that this program amounts …Read More [...] [...] Hot Air » Blog Archive » WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as …Maybe Lane and Robinson should take a look at the VA, where the Obama administration and former General Eric Shinseki have reinstated a program called “Your Life, Your Choices.” The Wall Street Journal reports that this program amounts …Read More [...]

]]> By: la.rt.wngr http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602425 la.rt.wngr Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:27:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602425 Hell, it wasn't very long ago, Obambi floated the idea that injured vets pay for their war time injuries. He is totally without gratitude or respect for our fighting men and women. <strong>God bless our military.</strong> Hell, it wasn’t very long ago, Obambi floated the idea that injured vets pay for their war time injuries. He is totally without gratitude or respect for our fighting men and women.

God bless our military.

]]> By: If Obama does not kill health care overhaul, will “the people” begin killing the politicians? « Mark Epstein http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602307 If Obama does not kill health care overhaul, will “the people” begin killing the politicians? « Mark Epstein Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:04 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602307 [...] partners in matters of life and death — we accept His will for the end of our lives. Only the Jack Kevorkians of the world are arrogant enough to think we “partner” with God in anything. If we are partners in [...] [...] partners in matters of life and death — we accept His will for the end of our lives. Only the Jack Kevorkians of the world are arrogant enough to think we “partner” with God in anything. If we are partners in [...]

]]> By: Jeff from WI http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602275 Jeff from WI Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:56:26 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602275 WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment <blockquote>This really enrages me! Bush suspended this and the O puts it back in place one week ago??? Where is the OUTRAGE? I want to see some statistics related to the level of VA care and the number of military and veteran suicides. Do you wonder if there has been any change since BHO was elected? The lying traitor deserves his own personal level of Hell for this alone, IMHO. indypat on August 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM</blockquote> I'm sure Obama, Pelosi, Ted K, Barney, Reid, Murtha and a long list of monsters, and their families, put on this planet will find a whole new area of hell to live in WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment

This really enrages me! Bush suspended this and the O puts it back in place one week ago??? Where is the OUTRAGE?
I want to see some statistics related to the level of VA care and the number of military and veteran suicides. Do you wonder if there has been any change since BHO was elected? The lying traitor deserves his own personal level of Hell for this alone, IMHO.

indypat on August 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM

I’m sure Obama, Pelosi, Ted K, Barney, Reid, Murtha and a long list of monsters, and their families, put on this planet will find a whole new area of hell to live in

]]> By: Token Conservative · Your Life, Your Choices, but let us help you end both http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602212 Token Conservative · Your Life, Your Choices, but let us help you end both Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:43:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602212 [...] those “death panels”…. Let that shining example of government care, the Veterans Administration, set the tone. Talk about psychological torture. The old Hemlock [...] [...] those “death panels”…. Let that shining example of government care, the Veterans Administration, set the tone. Talk about psychological torture. The old Hemlock [...]

]]> By: RadClown http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602188 RadClown Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:38:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602188 What do you expect. They're just soldiers and they mostly support the GOP anyway. If they can't be used as political pawns or cannon fodder, then what good are they? And if they're disabled, then they're just an expensive pain in the ass. And it's not as if they had any future to begin with. We all know they only volunteered because they were either hopelessly dumb rubes or psychopathic killers. So what's the problem? What do you expect. They’re just soldiers and they mostly support the GOP anyway. If they can’t be used as political pawns or cannon fodder, then what good are they? And if they’re disabled, then they’re just an expensive pain in the ass.

And it’s not as if they had any future to begin with. We all know they only volunteered because they were either hopelessly dumb rubes or psychopathic killers. So what’s the problem?

]]> By: MSGTAS http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602151 MSGTAS Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:32:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602151 A leader that tells you have outlived our actuarial tables is telling you you have no value and because you are taking away his money by winning life's insurance lottery. Such a leader, is guilty criminal murder and robbery. More than the monetary issue, such a leader is changing (actually repeating) history because everyone of us is a chapter in the book of U.S. However, they are also repeating history such as Hitler, Napoleon, Czarist Russia, and others who tried to manipulate their race as superior above all others. A leader that tells you have outlived our actuarial tables is telling you you have no value and because you are taking away his money by winning life’s insurance lottery. Such a leader, is guilty criminal murder and robbery.

More than the monetary issue, such a leader is changing (actually repeating) history because everyone of us is a chapter in the book of U.S. However, they are also repeating history such as Hitler, Napoleon, Czarist Russia, and others who tried to manipulate their race as superior above all others.

]]> By: Blistering Letter to Barbara Boxer From National Guard Aviator and Captain For Alaska Airlines. Ma’am Is A Term Of Respect In The Military | The Substratum http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2602058 Blistering Letter to Barbara Boxer From National Guard Aviator and Captain For Alaska Airlines. Ma’am Is A Term Of Respect In The Military | The Substratum Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:13:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2602058 [...] WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment [...] [...] WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment [...]

]]> By: Phil Carter http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2601936 Phil Carter Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:40:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2601936 I took the article from the WSJ to our local VA Hospital when I went to do my volunteer stint. I found the nurses on the wards were already passing it around with some concern. I took the article from the WSJ to our local VA Hospital when I went to do my volunteer stint. I found the nurses on the wards were already passing it around with some concern.

]]> By: dogsoldier http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/20/wsj-va-pushes-vets-to-consider-death-as-an-alternative-to-treatment/comment-page-4/#comment-2601924 dogsoldier Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:38:57 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=62847#comment-2601924 Philly, cash for clunkers is dead tomorrow. They bungled again and are out of cash. Bozo is a disgrace. And today they admitted they are incompetent too: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/08/amateur_hour_at_the_white_hous_1.html Admitted even in the Washington Post... Philly, cash for clunkers is dead tomorrow. They bungled again and are out of cash.

Bozo is a disgrace. And today they admitted they are incompetent too:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/08/amateur_hour_at_the_white_hous_1.html

Admitted even in the Washington Post…

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