How nice...our own DEATH PANEL idiot...

[brooklynite]

from the Daily News:

As former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues to stand by her "death panels" attack on President Obama's health care plan, she has found an unusual ally in Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.

In a message on her Facebook page, Palin quoted the conservative Bronx Democrat as she sought to push back against Obama's statement about the "rumor" that the House had voted in favor of panels that "will basically pull the plug on grandma."

"Is this all just a “rumor” to be “disposed of”, as President Obama says?" Palin asked. "Not according to Democratic New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, Chairman of the New York State Senate Aging Committee, who writes:

"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."

Sadly, his idiocy is no more likely to get him thrown out of office than his "Gang of Four" antics.