Prez Calls Palin Liar, Congressman Returns Favor

Obama chooses 9/9/9 to address a joint session of Congress to push for Socialized Health Insurance. In his speech, he dismissed the outpouring of public anger that his plan sparked during the August recess in town halls across the country. He claimed criticism was political, misguided, and manipulated. (52% disapprove of his plan, only 43% support it.) He then said that politicians and news personalities who warned about death panels were "a lie". Obama's statement was clearly pointed at Sarah Palin, who wrote in her Wall Street Journal editorial: “Is it any wonder that many of the sick and elderly are concerned that the Democrats’ proposals will ultimately lead to rationing of their healthcare by—dare I say it—death panels?” She then cited an April New York Times article that quoted Obama as saying this panel would guide medical decisions regarding the chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives. So although Obama's plan doesn't call them death panels, they clearly have the power to determine life and death of many taxpayers. Republicans were not amused at Obama's attack. When he followed up his Palin insult with another one aimed at those who claim illegal aliens will receive Government Health Care as being "false", Representative Wilson shouted back, "You lie!" Wilson has since apologized for his outburst (even though Obama hasn't apologized to Palin), but as a Representative of South Carolina, Wilson knows illegals are already receiving free health care, and costing border states like California billions every year. Moreover, the new Obama bill doesn't allow hospitals to run e-verify to determine citizenship of those requiring care. So Obama can say it won't provide taxpayer paid healthcare to illegals, just as he says it won't raise the debt, but common sense points the other direction. To be fair, however, he could be thinking of a loophole, in which all the illegals are given amnesty (another one of his promises to illegals) and therefore, they would receive the healthcare and would no longer be illegal. See Chick's GOING HOME.