Brilliant Political Cartoon
Mar. 22nd, 2005 08:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neadods6th down on the page, the one by Bob Gorrell
It's a clip of a living will, with the words, "If at any time my attending physician should determine that I have a terminal condition where the application of life-prolonging procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process, I direct that absolutely no politician of any political party be allowed to use my situation for pandering to their base constituency. I further direct that my situation remain private and exempt from sensationalized television..."
I note that the political cartoonists - like much of the country, according to polls, are running overwhelmingly in favor of pulling the plug and whomping on Congress for interfering.
It's a clip of a living will, with the words, "If at any time my attending physician should determine that I have a terminal condition where the application of life-prolonging procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process, I direct that absolutely no politician of any political party be allowed to use my situation for pandering to their base constituency. I further direct that my situation remain private and exempt from sensationalized television..."
I note that the political cartoonists - like much of the country, according to polls, are running overwhelmingly in favor of pulling the plug and whomping on Congress for interfering.
