So, is Sarah Palin running for president or what? Steve Benen tells us the next outrage that Palin is trying to start:
We learned last night that President Obama expects health care reform to cost “around $900 billion over 10 years.” Obviously, that’s a considerable investment, but the president reminded Americans that this is less than what the U.S. has spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, and unlike those wars, health care reform will not automatically be added to the debt.
This seems to have annoyed Sarah Palin, who apparently didn’t understand what the president said.
“….President Obama delivered an offhand applause line tonight about the cost of the War on Terror. As we approach the anniversary of the September 11th attacks and honor those who died that day and those who have died since in the War on Terror, in order to secure our freedoms, we need to remember their sacrifices and not demonize them as having had too high a price tag.”
So, will the media run with it? Will we hear it endlessly repeated by our trolls?
Of course, our president is a big meanie because he called out the liars:
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appeared on Larry King Live after President Obama’s speech. McCain was almost expressionless as King showed a clip of the president calling the ‘death panel’ canard — advanced by McCain’s former GOP running mate Sarah Palin — “a lie, plain and simple.”
McCain twice called that portion of Obama’s speech “an unnecessary comment.” McCain said “it was partisan in nature” and “did nothing to contribute to bipartisan dialogue.”
In other words, Republicans can lie with impunity but it’s wrong to point this out. Lindsey Graham echoes John McCain as well:
Graham, however, also criticized Obama.
”I was incredibly disappointed in the tone of his speech,” Graham said. ”At times I found his tone to be overly combative and believe he behaved in a manner beneath the dignity of the office. I fear his speech tonight has made it more difficult — not less — to find common ground.”
For the record, both McCain and Graham called Rep. Wilson’s behavior unacceptable.