'Nazi' health care? Yeah, right

Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing.

It's often misunderstood; just because you have the right to say something doesn't mean there won't be consequences. I've heard people who have been fired for saying something argue that they were just exercising their freedom of speech. They misunderstood their right.

That's why I got such a kick out of Rep. Barney Frank's response to a woman's question at a Town Hall meeting in Dartmouth, Mass., when she asked why he supported a "Nazi program" like health-care reform.

Aside from the ridiculousness of the comparison, it has become increasingly weird to see the rise in paranoia at both ends of the political spectrum. Late last year, there were plenty of folks on the left who were at least somewhat concerned that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were going to declare some sort of martial law so that they didn't have to leave office.

Instead, we've learned from Cheney that he was disgusted that Bush "went soft" on him during his second term in office.

Now the right is wildly attacking "Obamacare," even though part of the problem is that there is no such thing. Part of the reason there's so much controversy right now is that President Obama didn't propose anything -- he told Congress to write its own bill as long as it followed certain general principles.

There is no "Obamacare," and even if there were, do we really think a liberal administration with numerous Jewish members would be writing a "Nazi" bill?

Nope, Barney Frank is right.

These people really do spend their time on some other planet.