Now we’ll just have to drive to the beach to fill up our SUV’s.  Hey Sarah, how’s that “Drilly Spilly” thing workin out for ya?

NYTimes is reporting that Sarah Palin is joining Fox “News” as a commentator.  Palin will not have her own regular program, though she will host a series that will run on the network from time to time.

“I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News. It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news,” Ms. Palin said in a statement.

How much do you want to wager she quits before her contract is up?

Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News – Media Decoder Blog – NYTimes.com.

Some choice quotes from the comments to Palin’s Facebook announcement of Sen. Ted Kennedy’s death…

“thank you for maintaining my belief in you as a real american, however this country is now much better off, one less socialist, anti freedom senator.”

“Now if we could just talk God into taking Arlin Spector, Harry Reid,and Nancy Pelosi America would be Eutopia!”

“Ted Kennedy dying has made my day….”

“If he makes it into Heaven (& I doubt he will with his stance on abortion) I hope that God makes him babysit all the aborted children for eternity. God have mercy on his soul.”

“good riddens”

Sarah Palin’s Facebook ‘Friends’ Celebrate Ted Kennedy’s Death: “One Less Socialist,” “Good Riddens” | PEEK | AlterNet.

I’ve been spending a lot of time criticizing the critics of health care insurance reform lately and even dismissed a long time friend over his callous attitude towards a very sensitive topic.

Last night I found myself actually saying things like “I’m not really this liberal.”  And I’m not…fiscally I’ve typically sided much more with conservatives than democrats (it’s the religious right I tend to disagree with most).  I donate to the CATO institute.  I’ve read everything Ayn Rand’s ever written, and even met my (now ex) wife at an Ayn Rand conference.

I welcome debate, when it’s debate…informed,  reasoned…even passionate.  But when debate gets drowned out by noise, lies, fear mongering and screams, I have no tolerance.   I hear Palin scream “death panels” and I feel obligated to point as big of a digital finger as I can at her and  scream back, “MORON!”.

But there are reasonable arguments against the proposed health care reform.  Personally I’d like to see a  system that greatly reduces the financial incentives for insurance and drug companies to prey on sick people.  I’d like a system that can’t exclude anyone and doesn’t drop you in the event a serious illness.  Basically I want a system like our roads, our fire departments, or our public parks:  safe, efficient, affordable and always there.  Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like that’s what we’re getting.

According to Bob Herbert, “With the public pretty well confused about what is going on, we’re headed — at best — toward changes that will result in a lot more people getting covered, but that will not control exploding health care costs and will leave industry leaders feeling like they’vehit the jackpot.”

Read his whole not-so-happy column here:  Op-Ed Columnist – This Is Reform? – NYTimes.com.

It’s getting increasingly difficult for me to have any respect for anyone who doesn’t support universal health care for all.  We are the richest country in the history of the world, and yet we do not take care of our own sick citizens.  

The United States is the only developed nation that does not have a comprehensive national health care plan for all its citizens.

Who are these people that hate health care?   Why do they hate America so much?  Why do they want to continue in a system that gives financial incentives to KEEP PEOPLE SICK?

Sarah Palin said (in a Facebook posting) that Obama’s proposed health plan “is evil” and would create a “death panel” that would deny care to the neediest Americans.   She’s like a character out of a Oliver Stone movie.

Rush Limbagh recently said the proposed health care logo was similar to a Nazi symbol.  Nice one, you bloated pill popping prick.

The web site “Tea Party Patriots” circulated instructions to anti-health fanatics to attend Obama Town hall meetings and  “Yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early.  Get him off his prepared script and agenda,” the memo continued. “Stand up and shout and sit right back down.”

The sad part is that Fox is reporting all of this like it is news.  If you watch Fox regularly as a source for your news,  you need to get your head checked out.

But then again, I don’t think any health insurance plan covers ignorance.

Now I’ll go back to tea-bagging your mom.

NYT: Health debate turns hostile at meetings – The New York Times- msnbc.com.