Well ain't this a byatch?!!!
Palin is not only quoting Bachmann but she is going against
a provision put into the bill by a member of her own party?!!!
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Sarah Palin tried to act civil today but I think it is too late
Her new civility front does not hold water.
I think she got thrown off by a slew of intellectual conservatives like Frum and Brooks calling her "crazy"!!!
Here is where she got this death panel thingee from:
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there is nothing resembling the alleged "death panel" in the health care reform plan. A spokesperson for Palin told ABC News that the former governor was referring to a section promoting advance care planning that appears on page 425 of the House Democrats' bill [pdf]. Advance care planning includes living wills and durable powers of attorney that allow individuals to make clear their wishes for end-of-life care, whatever they may be.
And as it turns out, the cause of advance planning has been championed especially strongly by a pro-life Republican -- U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia.
Isakson (photo above) is a member of Senate Health committee that played a key role in shaping the health care reform legislation. He successfully offered an amendment in committee that allows funds for a government-funded program that provides in-home services to people with disabilities to be used for advance care planning, according to the national Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Isakson has been promoting advance care planning for years. In 2007, for example, he co-sponsored two bills to encourage such planning -- the Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act and the Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act...
http://www.southernstudies.org/...
Apparently Palin fits true to form in the sense that she goes for sensasionalism instead of substance whenever she gets the chance.
I wish the media would cover this because I think it is important for folk to know that this is a republican provision.
Where is the author of this provision? How come he is not out there
defending this?
Makes one wonder!!!