Version one: “this is a useful tool. These lawyers can help you make one.”
Version two: “You’re not well. I, as your doctor, will tell you about ways you can save the government money!”

For ‘Death Panels’ Before She Was Against Them? Palin Endorsed End Of Life Counseling As Governor

In their article they state, “Palin urged public facilities to provide better information about advance directives, and made it clear that it is critical for seniors to be informed of such options”.

This is a far cry from what the House Bill drafted in Section 1233. Palin isn’t against living wills. She’s against the government paid consultants (sometimes the physicians themselves) stepping in with guidance that “addresses compassionate goals in disconcerting proximity to fiscal ones”.

She’s not the only one. Consider the comments of Democratic New York State Senator Ruben Diaz:
“Section 1233 of House Resolution 3200 puts our senior citizens on a slippery slope and may diminish respect for the inherent dignity of each of their lives…. It is egregious to consider that any senior citizen … should be placed in a situation where he or she would feel pressured to save the government money by dying a little sooner than he or she otherwise would, be required to be counseled about the supposed benefits of killing oneself, or be encouraged to sign any end of life directives that they would not otherwise sign.”

Which is why the Senate is excluding such a provision from their bill.

It’s obvious that Palin not only has some background on this, but she did her research. She also has support of people with differing political viewpoints.

Yes. I agree with them too. I think it is amazing that the current Democrat leadership is so inept that they have managed to anger the right, the center, and the left all at the same time.

There was a very revealing comment too on the thread I was reading:

ima_sinnic Sun Aug-09-09 02:09 PM if it’s going to FORCE me to buy “health” insurance, I too want it to die

I find that comment amazing. So he is ok if someone else pays for his health care. Not ok if he has to pay for it.

“Palin is no idiot. We’ve got these guys on the run, and it’s partly because she’s doing what she does.”

There is a certain genius to her. The left will fire back about how she is an idiot instead of dealing with the argument… while the argument continues to get out there since a lot of people do listen to her. Now with the Obama quotes recirculating about the need to reevaluate end of life care… ahem… she’s winning the debate while the left just keeps screaming about her being an idiot…

Are death panels in the bill? No
Is single payer? No

Ergo, your nuts for saying such things might be on the way via it.

Ignoring that the way the bill works in the real world could easily result in one or both… which he well knows… He’s touted support for both in the past.