Ahead of Obama Speech, Palin Repeats "Death Panel" Rant

Despite the fact that "death panels" in any health care reform legislation have been debunked, Sarah Palin continues to rant about them. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Palin once again brings up the topic, as once again the GOP focuses on "fear" as their only way to influence the public.

She did so ahead of Obama's planned health care reform speech, scheduled for tonight.

It would be interesting to know what their true aim is here. Is it because the health care industry has their hands in the GOP's wallets? One would think that "right-to-lifers," in particular, would be aghast to know that 20,000 people die in America annually because of lack of health insurance. Additionally, if they really want to "be afraid, be very afraid," how about fear of bankruptcy? Over 60% of bankruptcies in America are health care expense related.

You'd also think that they would understand the point that as Bill Moyers said, health care for all is necessary for a society, or at least, is representative of a "deeply moral society."

At the same time, Palin said that we need health care reform, saying "Let's talk about real healthcare reform: market-oriented, patient-centered, and result-driven." Strange how anyone could consider keeping for-profit corporations involved would be patient-centered. A recent study showed that 21% of claims were denied in California from 2002 to 2009. Those are real death panels.