Cancer is purple. (political cartoon)

Submitted by stormbear on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 9:29am.

Crossposted from Town Called Dobson & My Left Wing


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This past week has been heavy on cancer news. It has been like the long sequence of Presidential candidacy announcements, but is sadly not. Cancer is not something you elect to get.

First there was the Couric spasm insinuating some dark political motive for John Edwards staying in the race when Elizabeth just got diagnosed with a reoccurrence of cancer. Then BAM, Tony Snow announces the return of his cancer just a short time later. Then yesterday, this diary titled, I Don't Care About Tony Snow appeared on the big orange machine known as Daily Kos and along with over 1500 comments yelling about it.

Folks, here in America, we have politicized damn near everything under the sun. Stem cells, equal rights, hell, food is now a partisan issue! Does cancer have to be one also?

Is it so bad for all of us to recognize cancer as being horrible and we should fight so no one ever has it? Even those who disagree with us politically?

As global warming is really a moral issue, cancer is a health issue and it effects us all equally.

Well, if you smoke, you are less equal than others.

But that is a partisan issue.

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Good sentiment Storm

Submitted by momoaizo on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 9:41am.

This administration has done such a wonderful job of dividing the country that it seems anything is an excuse to hate the "other" side. I agree, cancer is a partisan issue and needs to be eradicated sooner than later.

The Bug man has been making the rounds pimping his book and it struck me when he said, vehemently that the Dems are his "enemies". Divided from within....

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

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I Don't Hate People

Submitted by Unique on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 9:47am.

I hate bad ideology.

I don't hate Tony Snow. I hope he recovers enough to return to his post.

We're not finished with him yet.

Vive le Justice!

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I am bad...

Submitted by stormbear on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 9:53am.

Maybe I secretly hope he recovers so he can serve his jail term?

I would hate for him to miss that.

;-)

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