Fifteen years ago, when Barack Obama was pushing for the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, Republicans were warning about death panels. Here we are, 15 years later, and Donald Trump’s big beautiful bill includes deep cuts to Medicaid.

Republican senators and congressman have been avoiding town halls this year because they have been massacred by questions from the audience. Joni, Ernst, Republican senator, from Iowa, to her credit held a town hall last weekend. Medicaid cuts was an issue raised by the audience. This is where the fun began. Ernest responded by saying that we are all going to die. The crowd did not appreciate that too much given that their desire is to die around age 90 instead of around age 45.

In normal times, Ernst, fearing that her statement would’ve been a career ender, would’ve profusely apologized and stated something like she misspoke. These are not normal times.

The next day she gave a snarky double down, on video, in a cemetery.

“I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth.”

But she didn’t stop there. Nope, not Joni. She went on to say that she was glad that she didn’t have to talk about the tooth fairy. And then she closed the video with the following,

“But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ.”

Surprisingly, lightning did not strike. Joni, you are more like the wicked witch of the Midwest then you are a follower of Christ.

That is all I have for today.