I was happy to hear that former VP Dick Cheney successfully underwent heart transplant surgery. I was also very glad that he waited in line like everyone else—20 months. The organ transplant triage system should not be a respecter of persons. Every potential organ recipient, whether pauper, Steve Jobs (who legally gamed the system to obtain his liver more quickly), or the former Vice President of the United States, should be treated alike.
Some, however, are saying that Cheney’s age should have perhaps disqualified him. But people his age do just fine with transplants. From the WEB MD story:
