By Beauty Damned

Pre Menstrual Political Angst

Regardless of what the White House Propagandists say about this Schiavo case not setting any precedent and the bill that Bush signed this morning being "narrowly tailored and not intended as a precedent for Congress to step into battles over the fate of seriously disabled or terminally ill patients," I think it doesn't exactly take a genius to see that it sets a precedent. What was so special about this case that the President of the United States had to step in at "1:08 a.m.," to sign new bills and spout retoric about the sanctity of life? Of course it sets a precedent. It lets everyone in this godforsaken country know that none of us are safe from the long arm of this administration. With each and every day, the merciless arch conservatives step up their fascism to a new level. Forever using this disingenuous line of countertruths about caring for each precious human life, while in other parts of the world we do nothing less than actively seek to extinguish the lives of other human beings. (I always forget that only Americans have the right to live - and only those Americans whose misfortune you can effectively take advantage of to further your rightwing Christian agenda and those Americans who are not yet born into this world.) Here they come! They're driving up into your driveway with their caravan of Ultimate Authority, fueled by greed, repression and the intention to wield unbridled control over every aspect of our lives! Our choices about reproduction, our access to and decisions about drugs and healthcare, our financial security, our environment, our sexual preferences, our right to live or die in the case that we are terminally ill or permanently incapacitated.

The worst part about all this is the pretense under which Bush is acting, which is that he has a genuine concern for the sanctity of human life at all. Conservatives are all about having the right to decide who should live and who should die. There is no genuine interest in enforcing the rules of compassion, respect and the preservation of each sentient life. As exemplified here:

The Schiavo case resonated through the president's day as Mr. Bush found himself on the defensive against accusations from Democrats that his signature on the bill was inconsistent with a Texas law he signed as governor in 1999.

"Clearly there has been some hypocrisy here," said Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Democrat of Florida, who first raised the issue on Sunday on the House floor.

The Texas law allows a patient's surrogate, like Ms. Schiavo's husband, the right to make end-of-life decisions. But it ultimately gives hospitals the right to withdraw life support if there is no hope of revival, regardless of family wishes. Under the law, a critically ill 5-month-old was taken off life support and allowed to die last week in Texas, even though his mother objected.

And this new development does not set a precedent? It sets a precedent with respect to how much the government is truly entitled to meddle in one's personal family affairs. It also further cements the permanent employment of the ever effective tactic of bullshitting the American people straight to their faces, manipulating them at every turn and then shrugging off the hypocrisy and claiming that they've acted consistently the whole time. Consistently fucked! So how much can Congress and the White House itself meddle in your personal affairs? The message here is: as much as they motherfuckin want to. So take that and cry about it to your silly old "Constitution." Congress can move in on you and your business anytime baby. Any damn time. And our newly dominant, vastly self righteous and overbearing, neo-conservative government is ready to prove just how deep they can and will dig their claws into our lives over the next four years.

As for all the grandstanding about precious human life that has been done by Bush and his numerous lapdogs with respect to this Schiavo situation, I would just like to say PUHLEEEAZE. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Does anyone actually buy that load of dung? Have you ever heard anything so brazenly hypocritical and either completely dillusional or frighteningly calculated (I can never tell which one it is with Bush & Co.)? Oh yes, I guess we have, for the past four fucking years. I look forward to many more peaceful, prosperous and judicious times in the years ahead.

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