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A bioethicist weighs in: Was Cheney too old for a transplant? by bowser March 25, 2012 7:26 pm

What if you're too fat instead of too old? Who wins? Who decides? by TB 2012-03-27 16:25:26
- All services where demand exceeds supply must be rationed, whether by an administrative decision based on guidelines and judgements, the ... by ER 2012-03-27 20:32:12
  - A short article on the heart transplant system and Cheney here. by TB 2012-03-27 21:09:24
Half a life by Jody 2012-03-27 15:21:36
My daughter's F/inlaw died recently at age 86. He had a perforated colon and went septic. The Doctors said he ... by FrankC 2012-03-27 12:03:01
- The answer depends. Was it correct for him? For his family? For his personal community? For his physician? For ... by bowser 2012-03-27 21:14:46
  - He was begging for the surgery He had the wherewithall to pay for it I think he knew he was unlikely to ... by FrankC 2012-03-28 00:17:13
    - If he was competent, his is the only directive which matters. Friends and family, including those with a Power ... by bowser 2012-03-28 16:06:27
Horse dookey. No he is not too old. You guys hate him so therefore want to see him dead...gone...finito... by Jody 2012-03-26 13:48:12
- Read the citation. by bowser 2012-03-26 14:35:50
  - What citation? The article? I did...and...? by Jody 2012-03-26 14:44:21
    - I forgot. English is your second language. The normal cut-off for transplants is 70. Cheney is 71. There is a ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:14:34
      - That's all you got? aw c'mon old man, you can do better than that....btw...how old are you now? by Jody 2012-03-26 18:14:19
        
        I have, as has Cheney, exceeded my 3 score and 10. And similar to Cheney, I don't deserve to ... by bowser 2012-03-27 00:04:20
        
        I simply don't understand your thoughts on this....you condone abortion. What is the difference? by Jody 2012-03-27 06:29:20
        
        A fetus is called "fetus" because it's not a "people". Larva are called "larva" because they are not a ... by bowser 2012-03-27 17:38:28
        
        Never been pregnant have you Bowser? by Jody 2012-03-27 19:23:11
        
        Not lately. But to continue the silliness, I have been a fetus and I have been a people. ... by bowser 2012-03-27 20:17:26
        
        Not really a silly question. In my reality when a woman is pregnant, so is the man who helped get ... by Jody 2012-03-28 07:27:42
        
        You are right. I don't think Cheney deserves to live, no matter his age. And, therefore, I don't ... by bowser 2012-03-28 16:18:25
        
        Some people are more of a threat after they die Bowser...you can't kill an idea. by Jody 2012-03-28 18:20:05
        
        Cheney is not a martyr. He's a war criminal. If he traveled to many countries he'd be tried, ... by bowser 2012-03-29 11:24:48
        
        Last. n/t by Jody 2012-03-29 11:44:03
But you gotta agree, Bowser, Dick Cheney finally has a heart. Get it? He finally has a heart. Who wants to be ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-03-25 21:37:17
- "Ya gotta have heart, all you really need is heart, oh it's fine to be a genius of course but ... by bowser 2012-03-26 12:40:38
Well, there are precedents, you know... by ER 2012-03-25 20:41:57
- Oh, come on! Compared to Cheney, Vader was a saint! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 01:12:39

UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming by bowser March 28, 2012 10:48 pm

It's hard to use a single year's weather extremes to prove anything, the data is too noisy. North America ... by ER 2012-03-29 07:15:53
- I believe they're using data from 1950 on, which would be close to 60 years. "Warming has led to changes in ... by bowser 2012-03-29 10:40:18
200$ bucks says nothing happens after this. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-28 23:24:55

New documentary on "Second Life" by TB March 28, 2012 8:51 pm

Don't get me started. by Jody 2012-03-29 08:01:46

If Man were serious about colonizing outside the solar system. by bowser March 28, 2012 12:07 am

Sounds like a possible sci-fi story! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-28 01:39:53
- Bowser's musings about a dying race sending off its genetic material to the stars in order to secure some sort ... by ER 2012-03-28 07:12:14
  - Not a new idea at all. It's called "panspermia", and has been around since ancient times. My point is that ... by bowser 2012-03-28 16:13:56
  - Find a way to make money out there, and the investment will be made. by TB 2012-03-28 09:05:50
    - Hey, you're preaching to the choir. I want to go, even if I have to pay for my own ticket. "Find ... by ER 2012-03-28 09:33:24

Very important test by johannes March 27, 2012 11:37 am

Which theory would that be? I've not heard it. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-27 18:06:12
- Thanks for asking When I have a chance I’ll post some info about it on Mysteries Of The Multiverse by johannes 2012-03-28 10:13:54
- You asked for it. by podrock 2012-03-27 18:20:57

NASA says water ice may be on Mercury by bowser March 27, 2012 6:50 pm

Allow me to enlighten you on what I know here.... While ice might be found on Mercury, the Chances are slim ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-28 01:38:50

Heritage Moments by Vitruvius March 27, 2012 7:07 pm

They used to call those "newsreels." by TB 2012-03-27 21:29:47
- *Thumps self for forgetting similarities* That completely slipped past me when I posted this. Still, there are differences. These ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-28 01:17:00

Political opposition researchers dish dirt, predict long slog to November election by bowser March 27, 2012 7:02 pm

I wonder if these guys do this work as a result of a commitment to the ideology they are working ... by ER 2012-03-27 20:38:58
- I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. by TB 2012-03-27 20:49:19
  - I can't look at Dick Morris and not think about him and the prostitutes. by podrock 2012-03-27 21:36:51
    - Now do you think more about Dick, or the prostitutes? :-) by bowser 2012-03-27 21:56:48
      - I try to not think about either, if I can help it. Why I'm not a Fox viewer. by podrock 2012-03-27 21:59:50

Neighborhood Watch Shooting by ER March 22, 2012 5:16 am

It was a major mistake not revealing that Zimmerman was beaten. Now the people calling for his arrest (and worse) ... by RobVG 2012-03-27 08:35:21
- Maybe the reason it wasn't revealed Zimmerman was beaten is because he wasn't. We heard about bloody clothes and wounds ... by ER 2012-03-27 13:53:44
  - That was somewhat condescending by RobVG 2012-03-27 17:34:43
    - I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, as I am predisposed to do in general, being a kindly old ... by bowser 2012-03-27 19:08:02
      - Why thank you kind sir by RobVG 2012-03-27 20:00:32
    - If it was condescending, I'm sorry, I sincerely didn't mean it to come out that way, although I can see ... by ER 2012-03-27 18:09:44
      - It's all good ER (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-27 18:49:43
- Yeah, I watched "the Narrative" being imposed almost immediately. by TB 2012-03-27 08:45:08
  - Narrative Check: by TB 2012-03-27 08:53:42
When two jerks meet it's often the one with the gun who walks away in one piece. by bowser 2012-03-27 00:06:31
Another shooting update: by TB 2012-03-26 18:39:42
Some updates: by TB 2012-03-24 11:40:47
- A current picture of "Trayvon". by Lee 2012-03-25 20:20:03
- Agreed. I fear this will turn out ugly. Either an innocent man will go to prison, or a young ... by ER 2012-03-24 11:59:23
  - Or most likely: it's going to be turned into a political football. by TB 2012-03-24 12:14:23
    - I think it already has. There's a great pressure to find Zimmerman guilty, and I doubt it will go ... by ER 2012-03-24 14:23:35
      - It gets worse. by TB 2012-03-24 15:25:35
        
        Yep. Someone else's address. by TB 2012-03-27 14:50:27
        
        Couple living in fear after their address listed as Zimmerman's. by TB 2012-03-27 20:24:24
        
        And still worse. by TB 2012-03-25 13:36:31
      - And guilty or not, if this guy ever goes to prison, he's toast. by ER 2012-03-24 14:37:22
I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." by TB 2012-03-22 08:30:24
- As you know, you have to perceive a threat to your life to use lethal force. Running after someone who is ... by RobVG 2012-03-22 09:28:53
  - Tom's right, its still too early to make a judgement on this. On the surface, it looks terrible, a ... by ER 2012-03-22 10:01:29
    - Yeah, Probably by RobVG 2012-03-22 11:19:06
      - It's also possisble that maybe BOTH sides are right. Maybe GZ unwisely pursued and challenged the kid and the ... by ER 2012-03-22 12:25:13
  - meant for ER by RobVG 2012-03-22 09:29:29

Photo ID required to take SAT tests by TB March 27, 2012 2:40 pm

I give up on education. People go to such great lengths to cheat, how can those fancy certificates and assurances given ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-27 18:05:17
Do YOU have a problem with that? I think it's fine. An SAT should be taken by the ... by bowser 2012-03-27 16:45:46
Yep, people hiring doubles to take their SAT examinations for them has become a documented problem. I can see similar ... by ER 2012-03-27 15:12:00
- Some observations: by TB 2012-03-27 15:40:53
  - Your lame excuses are startlingly reminiscent of the ones for poll taxes and literacy tests southern Democrats made in the ... by ER 2012-03-27 15:47:05
    - There are no poll taxes. by TB 2012-03-27 15:54:54
      - It is YOUR party that is trying to get this travesty passed, not mine. The burden of proof that ... by ER 2012-03-27 16:00:01
        
        I laid out my evidence. by TB 2012-03-27 16:03:07
        
        Tom, we know your methods. We've learned to recognize your little sneaker posts when you're prepping us for the latest ... by ER 2012-03-27 16:32:27
        
        Florida already asks for a photo ID for voting. by TB 2012-03-27 17:02:07
        
        I have a photo ID driver's license, but I've never been asked for it. They only ask my name ... by ER 2012-03-27 17:17:09
        
        The voter ID "obscenity" was implemented years ago, after the 2004 election. by TB 2012-03-27 19:00:17
        
        I missed it. I usually vote by mail or by absentee ballot (I picked out the former by flashing my ... by ER 2012-03-27 19:12:50

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