Joe Wilson should never have apologized. Under most circumstances I would agree that Emily Post should be adhered to. But social decorum are for helping hold the fabric of society together. They are not applied in times of crisis. When the movie theater is in operation it is social norm to not shout, except when the place is on fire.
In this case it is like remaining quiet while Nero plays the fiddle and the backdrop of a burning Rome. Do you wait for the playing to stop to speak?
Many have complained that Joe Wilson is the one out of step and the one who is lying to the American people. All the media outlets seem to be following the same talking points. Well, the house is burning and it should be mentioned that the President knows full too well what Joe Wilson said is true. We already are paying for Illegal Immigrants health care at emergency rooms all across America. It’s illegal for “illegals” to be hired by companies and yet it happens regularly and intentionally.
Here is a clipping from CBS news that does expose these same points. It also notes that the Democrats could seal off the issue with a change in the language. Something they REFUSED to do. Now perhaps they are left scrambling so the President is covered. They all know this but they continue the lie with another lie. Welcome to government 101.
Now, there are reasonable arguments for and against allowing illegal immigrants to buy government-sponsored insurance. On one hand, they’d be covering much of the cost of their routine medical care and perhaps reducing unnecessary use of emergency rooms; on the other, if illegal immigrants require more expensive care than U.S. citizens and legal immigrants, Americans who play by the rules would end up subsidizing those who didn’t. (Someone will be sure to dub this the “illegal immigrant tax,” and depending on how the numbers work out, that might even be correct.)
If Democrats wanted to eliminate allegations such as Joe Wilson’s, they could simply rewrite H.R. 3200 to say: No illegal immigrant can shop at the Health Insurance Exchange.
Rep. Dean Heller, a Nevada Republican, offered precisely that amendment during a House Ways and Means committee vote in July. It said that to “utilize the public health insurance option, an individual must have had his or her eligibility determined and approved” through two existing verification programs already used by the federal government. One is called SAVE, and checks immigration status, and the other is called IEVS, which is used in conjunction with Social Security.
In a party line vote, Democrats rejected Heller’s amendment. After the vote, Heller said in a statement that: “If the majority party insists on moving forward with government-run healthcare plan, Congress should do everything within its power to curb abuse. Requiring citizenship verification for enrollment would ensure only citizens and legal residents receive taxpayer funded healthcare.” (Here’s a YouTube video of Heller.)
via Does Joe Wilson Have A Case On Health Care, Illegal Aliens? – Taking Liberties – CBS News.
