Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

Dan Sherrier

Democrats are taking aim at Sarah Palin’s Facebook posts. Their strategy to shoot her down? Call her a liar.

In their open letter to Palin, the Democrats begin, “You’ve spent a great deal of time spreading lies about health reform, and we’ve had enough. We’re calling you out. And since you’ve spread so much misinformation on Facebook, we’ve decided to come here to do it.”

Oh, no! Her mouth is moving!

The Democrats’ Facebook note has so far generated over 100 comments, mostly from people seizing the opportunity to vent their rage against Palin. Ironically, some people took the time to comment simply to say she wasn’t even worth acknowledging.

On Democrats.org, they state, “A lot of folks use Facebook to stay in touch with family and friends. For Sarah Palin, it’s a great way to spread lies about health insurance reform.”

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Dan Sherrier

When the right warns of socialized health care, the left says that we already have socialized firefighting, so shut up and stop whining.

But there’s a huge difference between the federal government’s involvement in health care and local governments’ involvement with their local fire departments. Can you seriously tell me there’s not a giant disparity in scope here?

Karl and Vladimir grab a hose.

I realize that universal health care is not on the table right this second. Still, some in this country would love to see it, and some of the reform being considered could serve as a sort of gateway legislation in that direction. So for the sake of discussion, I’ll use the extreme of universal health care.

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