The right just loves to fear the dark. After falling for the propoganda of fear constantly pushed during the George W. Bush years, it seems as if they have a new leader to whip them it to paranodic frenzy. Yes Sarah Palin, the Queen of the foolish, and of right wing loons everywhere, has struck yet again.
But before going any further, why not set the tone with Sarah Palin and her follower's theme music:
It is important to note too, that you gotta pay for the pleasure of Palin's of hearing Caribou Barbie's misled musings:
"What may they feel about an elderly person who doesn't have a whole lot of productive years left," Palin asked an audience of about 5,000 who paid $30 each to hear her speak in an airplane hangar-like exhibition hall at the Wisconsin state fairgrounds just outside of Milwaukee. "In order to save government money, government health care has to be rationed... [so] than this elderly person that perhaps could be seen as costing taxpayers to pay for a non-productive life? Do you think our elderly will be first in line for limited health care?
"And what about the child who perhaps isn't deemed normal or perfect per someone's subjective measure of their use or questionable purpose in the eyes of a panel of bureaucrats making our healthcare decisions for us," she continued.
Her warning was couched in repeated rhetorical questions about what might happen when laws are made by those she portrayed as having an insufficient appreciation for the sanctity of all human life.
Unfortunately for America this country has already seen what happens when laws were made by those who have no appreciation for any kind of life but their elite class members. Wars get lied about and started in the wrong country where other Americans young sons and daughters die. Corporate crooks get to pick the system clean causing the economy to crash and destroy the livelihoods of millions of Americans and recieve a nice little bailout from a failed, outgoing President for doing so. Children are forced to be born at all costs but as soon as they are folks like Sarah Palin could care less if they rot or not as long as they do not have to give up one red cent for their well being in taxes.
Today, a disappointing healthcare bill may be passed in the House that probably will not have a robust public option and will mandate coverage. If we could have a real public option it would not bother me in the least if abortions could not be covered under it.
What is most disappointing in listening to total lunatics like Sarah Palin spout nonsense and accuse me of trying to murder old, sick and young and disabled Americans is knowing that all these folks have no problem with doing that, no questions asked, to our soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq and our children born into poor, working families who do not have access to pre-natal and follow-up care because they cannot afford it.
What is even more discouraging on the day when Democratic "leaders" are trying to pass health reform in the House is that our party has seemingly at least partially surrendered to this maniacal, hypocritical, selfish mob.
