Last August John McCain, the self-styled maverick, shocked the world when he named then Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his reanimate to appease the fanatical right wing in the party. Since then she has gone from fresh new face of the party, to candidate for an extended run on the Jerry Springer show.
First she had to withstand ethics complaints, that averaged nearly one per month in office. Then she unexpectedly decided to no seek re-election, and based upon this resigned since she did not wish to be a "lame duck" in office.
It is hard to see what the folks in Alaska saw in her. Her answers in a relatively tame interview with Katie Couric were bizarre at best. She could not name a single newspaper that she read daily. She could not name one Supreme Court decision she disagreed with. Then she stated that she had vast experience with foreign policy since she could see Russia from her porch.
Then, after leaving office has been spouting complete lies concerning the healthcare debate. She stated that the House Bill HR 3200 contains provisions for a "Death Panel" to decide the fate of the seniors and the terminally ill. Truth is the passage she quotes on her Facebook page states nothing of the such. The passage mirrors a bi-partisan addition to Medicare, that allows payment for their physician for consultations concerning end of life care. This consultation is to make sure that a person's wishes are stated so that there is no ambiguity over them. A person can state whether or not they wish to be kept on life support for an extended period of time. They can discuss options for care in a nursing home or other skilled facility. All this passage states is that the physician will be paid for his services.
Perhaps we have not seen the last of Sarah Palin. Maybe she can take her show on the road and hit the circuit, Maury, Sally, and yes a weeks run on Jerry Springer. Maybe after she has read, and we hope understand the issues, then maybe she can intelligently engage in the debate of the issues our day.
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