From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] was Who's Da Best, now derision of politicians
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:33:06 -0500
> So the idea that one would deliberately, in a 5th, and known at-risk, >
> pregnancy, in such circumstances get on a multi-hour flight where no >
> facilities or medical care is available, calls into question one's >
> ability to make good judgment/s.
My point exactly. I can't think of any spin to put on it that doesn't show
bad judgement. Perhaps there is a lot more to the story (I think there is),
but I can't see how more details would make it any better. A baby's safety is
far more important than the mother's comfort, but she didn't even check with
a Texas doctor or hospital before taking an 8-hour flight while in labor (one
month premature). That's not the kind of decision-making I'd like to see in a
national leader. There are many politicians who have made what I consider bad
judgements in their lives, cheating on their spouses, shady business deals,
etc. and I look at what those decisions say about them, too.