Quote of the Day

| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 10:04 AM PDT

From an editorial in Investors Business Daily about the pitfalls of healthcare reform:

People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.

Ditto for the Prince of Wales, no doubt. Via Bookman/TPM/Atrios.

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