For a while there it was getting unbearable. Every other news report was about the rude and violent people disrupting town halls. Now it appears the media has gorged itself on lunacy and is escalating the health care conversation. It really is up to the media to point their cameras in a different direction. They can keep aiming at the fringe, or they can help bring about intelligent debate on something that matters to most people (except for those who are happy with their healthcare and selfishly could care less about anyone else, but don't realize that they too will soon suffer from an inadequate and ineffective health care system).
Here's a fine example of a better conversation:
Now we're even getting fact checks. Taxpayer dollars won't be used to fund abortions. Tonight, ABC says Betsy McCaughey originated the "death panel" notion.
