Saturday, January 07, 2006

Blueberry Tort Reform...And...Birds?

I have got to tell you, I have been wanting to write this for a while. It's just finding the time. The problem is that with all the time I had to write it and think about it, it probably should be excellently writen. Probably not though.

It was a few months back when Bush started pushing a 7 million dollar budget to prepare for the global pandemic (god that sounds scary) of Asian Bird Flu. Everybody knows that name because the press has been trying to freak everybody out. Anyway. When President Bush asked for the 7 million, songs of "It's not going to matter anyway, It's to late to prepare," and "We won't have enough vaccines, we should have started years ago," began to be heard So now if everybody in America gets Asian Bird Flu, who will people start pointing a finger at? What a hint? It begins with a "B" and ends with an "ush." Granted someone could run over a cat in Cranksport, Nebraska and it would be Bush's fault.

What they (they being the blame Bush crowd) don't want you to know is that it is really the trial lawyer's fault. That's right. There have been some many lawsuits against companies that make vaccine, that serveral have gone out of business or will not make vaccine because there is to much of a risk of being sued. Therefor we do not have the producing capacity to supply the potential demand. In fact, lawyers were lobbying to hold up passing that money for one reason or another. Congress ended up only passing 3 million under the shadow of a Defense Spending bill. If there is an outbreak, there will be shouts that that "wasn't enough." Tragic isn't it? Only in America. Now please not, if something goes wrong medically and there is a reason to sue, go for it. But there need to be limits. The interesting things is that problem is mainly in America. Liberal lawyers play the "victim" card and press for millions of dollars.

I saw a story on a German citizen who is sueing because we was wrongly retained as a terrorist suspect and was tortured for a little over a year. Do you know how much he is sueing for? $75000 for lost wages and that is it. If it was an American, it would be in the millions. And there would be lawyers lined up around the block for a piece of the action. The sad part is it doesn't have to as drastic as torture to get sued for millions. Congress had to pass the Hamburger Bill that prevents people from sueing fast food chains to making people fat. Why? The last time I checked, we had a choice as to what we could eat and not eat. That a bill like this is even necessary is outragous.

We all have heard it. A lady sueing McDonalds because spilled coffee was to hot. The commercial on TV from some ambulance chasing lawfirm that advertises to join a class action lawsuit against some drug company (current the crosshairs are on Merc who makes Viox). If you're wondering why health costs are going up, you have the trial lawyers to thank. It's sad. There is a county (Jefferson Country just outside of St. Louis) that is down to only 1 gynocologist. Why? Because melpractice insurance is so high, doctors can't afford to have a practice. Something needs to be done.

As mentioned, there need to be limits. If people are going to sue for matters where they had a choice or where they are trying to make up for their own stupidity, there needs to be a cutoff for how much they can get. Tort reform. Only then will health costs go down. Only then will people start taking responsebility for their actions. Only then will be stop the false state of mind called victimhood (I have wanted to write something strickly about that topic for a long time). So everybody, the next time you see a commie liberal trial lawyer, ask for a couple of bucks they won for a single person on a junk lawysuit for french fries being to cold. That way you can pay to have the winds cut off you developed when you caught Asian Bird Flu.

Jokes aren't funny when you have to explain them but Blueberry (blue states=liberals) and Tort (sounds like a taste pastry treat).

5 comments:

Jess said...

In order of appearance:

"Asian Bird Flu. Everybody knows that name because the press has been trying to freak everybody out."

The press is trying to freak everyone out? How about if this story, or "Pandemic" as you called it, were UNDERreported and not emphasized and everyone in America caught it? I can just hear the chorus of "that damn irresponsible press" now...

"So now if everybody in America gets Asian Bird Flu, who will people start pointing a finger at? What a hint? It begins with a "B" and ends with an "ush."

Please desist making "all Americans" or even "all Democrats" into extremists/extreme leftists. I'm a pretty liberal gal and I hate Bush as much as the next intelligent person, but much like the New Orleans tragedy, I don't blame Bush for a lack of preparation for an obscure bird flu.

"it is really the trial lawyer's fault."

For crying out loud, WHY does it have to be someone fault? It was/is a biological pandemic, i.e. no human effectively spread or caused the spread of this disease. Just like a hurricane is a national tragedy, but in no way someone's FAULT

"Liberal lawyers play the "victim" card and press for millions of dollars."

It is NOT just "liberal lawyers" that seek this profit... in fact, trying to legally siphon millions of dollars a year from legit businesses sounds more like a republican economic policy to me. My point is, please do not lump any policy or practice that you disagree with as a liberal one. Just because you disagree with the idea and you also disagree with liberals, does NOT always make the two the same thing.

"a German citizen...was wrongly retained as a terrorist suspect and was tortured for a little over a year."

You don't think a lawsuit for emotional or at least physical damage is the least bit appropriate in a case of wrongful torture?! "Oops, sorry, dude...no hard feelings?"

I don't think "money makes it better," but a public apology and reparation of some sort are fully necessary.

I agree that if you choose to eat McDonald's Big Macs every day you don't get to sue McDonald's for "making you fat." In fact, I disagree with 90% of "pain and suffering" lawsuits. If you're so disappointed with lawsuits that put companies out of business and drive up health care costs, I suggest you move out of this country of which you are so proud to be a citizen, because "I'm gonna sue the pants off you" is truly the American way. I think if there is a way to write a law such as the one protecting the US Military from this type of lawsuit for doctors and corporate America that leaves room for reparation of true damages (i.e. the wrong surgery performed on a uteran cancer patient, the wrong dose of a medicine given to someone allergic to that drug, or the blatant disregard for the quality or safety of a product put out because it less expensive to produce).

Your jokes are seldom funny, but when you explain them... they lose all entertainment value.

Phil said...

Am I supposed to feel wounded by that remark?

On the subject of Asian bird flu the press has hardly underreported.

And if you say that I lump extemist/extreme leftists together, and it doesn't apply to you..why defend them?

Healthcare costs are up because of so many lawsuits. The majority of lawyers are left. These are facts, not made up.

I agree that the German Citizen has a legitimate reason to sue. If anyone should get more its him. But is he. No. He doesn't wants millions.

Next time before you try to knock me down a peg...try doing it without spitting so much venom. YOu could have at least used this : and this ).

Who pissed in your cheerios?

Jess said...

You must not read well. Because somehow, every post I make, you accuse me of something I didn't say. For example, I didn't "defend" extremists that use pointless lawsuits to win money for themselves. And my whole point was that the press didn't underreport, but rather what if they hadn't made us aware.

Show me facts. Quote me sources. "most lawyers are left" is not a fact.

Maybe I caught the bird flu and it gave me a little more fire under my argumentative ass than usual.

Phil said...

it'll do that

Jess said...

There is a difference between "takes advantage of" and "panders to." And neither is commendable.

My point is that if the press that now, admittedly, OVERreports and drives stories, didn't put enough emphasis of any of those stories that one deems at least mildly important (such as bird flu), we would all be shaking our fists in fury. It seems part of the "find someone to blame" mentality of America leaks over to how we treat our press.