Yesterday it was announced that Bernadine Healy M.D., had died of complications from cancer at the age of 67.
For all this bullshit that we used to get exposed to about 'compassionate conservatism' - before it became obvious that such a term was a fruitless oxymoron as perfected by the walking doofus, Mr George W. Bush - it is salutory to consider the life of such an individual who I would argue did much good in her life; and the tragedy is not that she died; she lived a full life and acomplished much and was an inspiration to people with cancer everywhere. No, the sad part is that she actually believed in compassionate conservatism and I don't know if at the end of her life she realized that there is no way to square that particular circle. This should give us a moment of reflection. I can't help but wonder if there is a parallel between her and what happened at the end of Mother Theresa's life: She realized that she now didn't believe everything she thought she once believed in so passionately. If so that is sad indeed.
Naturally, from what I have seen, no Republican today gives a damn about her, save perhaps for the few diehards who either knew her personally or still believe that compassionate conservatism can be made to exist.