It was wrong when Sarah Palin and some other conservatives were running around talking about "death panels" this summer, and it's wrong and tiresome now when a Democratic congressman, Alan Grayson of Florida, assets that "Republicans want you to die quickly."
From Politico.com:Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) warned Americans that "Republicans want you to die quickly" during an after-hours House floor speech Tuesday night.
His remarks, which drew angry and immediate calls for an apology from Republicans, were highlighted by a sign reading "The Republican Health Care Plan: Die Quickly." This is an elected, uh, leader? Spare us. No wonder public confidence in Congress is heading for negative territory.
It's true that having a prolonged illness is extremely hazardous to family finances in America. I know someone whose family was forced into foreclosure and bankruptcy because she lived too long with cancer. If that was Grayson's point, he needed to find a high road to make it.
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Barak Hussein Obama!
He wants to kill yer mama!
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