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I dreamt the other night that the Supreme Court ruled on the insanity defense. It didn't work out in favor of people with mental illnesses. When I heard the news, I shrugged. "That was predictable," I said.
Then our illustrious president George W. put in his two cents on the issue: "I'm the decider, so I get to decide."
In dreams are reality.
Insanity Defense on Trial [PBS Online Newshour]
Bush: 'I'm the decider' on Rumsfeld [CNN]
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
Comments
The music is pure Beatles but the lyrics are apropos to today's news - "I'm the Decider (Koo-Koo-Ka-Choo)" at http://decider.cf.huffingtonpost.com/
I wish "The Decider" remembered the following from his speech of April 29, 2002: "Our country must make a commitment: "Americans with mental illness deserve our understanding, and they deserve excellent care. They deserve a health care system that treats their illness with the same urgency as a physical illness."
"President Says U.S. Must Make Commitment to Mental Health Care"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020429-1.html
"Grading the States 2006"
http://www.nami.org/gtstemplate.cfm?section=grading_the_states&lstid=679
Posted by: Joe | April 21, 2006 03:47 PM
I was lying half asleep in bed when I heard the "decider" line on the news and, despite my grogginess, I snickered out loud.
Glad I'm not the only one.
Posted by: Megan | April 21, 2006 04:04 PM