Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Death Panels are Inevitable Once Government Takes over Health Care - WSJ.com
Sometimes, a little story clears things up...
In the Wall Street Journal, Andrew Klavan begins his with this:
"The people behind the long table do not know what they've become. The drug of power has been sugared over in their mouths with a flavoring of righteousness. Someone has to make these decisions, they tell their friends at dinner parties. It's all very difficult for us. But you can see it in their eyes: It isn't really difficult at all. It feels good to them to be the ones who decide.
'Well, we have your doctor's recommendation,' says the chairwoman in a friendly tone. She peers over the top of her glasses as she pages through your file."