SHE HAS A POINT
In an op ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Palin defended her original "death panel" comments that took the Obama administration and the Health Care debate to task for the creation of a bureaucracy so concerned about costs that health care rationing will inevitably lead to faceless government people pushing sick folks to choose the cheaper path of death over more costly medical procedures.
She writes: "...is it any wonder that many of the sick and elderly are concerned that the Democrats' proposals will ultimately lead to rationing of their health care by—dare I say it—death panels? Establishment voices dismissed that phrase, but it rang true for many Americans. Working through "normal political channels," they made themselves heard, and as a result Congress will likely reject a wrong-headed proposal to authorize end-of-life counseling in this cost-cutting context. But the fact remains that the Democrats' proposals would still empower unelected bureaucrats to make decisions affecting life or death health-care matters. Such government overreaching is what we've come to expect from this administration." You can read the whole article here.
Hyperbole aside, she truly has struck a nerve, and the president's reference to her as a liar in his address to Congress tonight shows how important she still is. Love her or hate her, she has the pulse of "everyman" and speaks the language of ordinary folks. She's right about where goverrnment run health care will lead. Let's hope we are smart enough to listen to her wisdom.
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