Sarah Palin drew a straight line from Alaska to Alberta as she told a sold-out, largely adoring crowd in Calgary that the province gets her message of less government, lower taxes and development of natural resources.

The vocal opponent of health-care reform in the U.S. steered largely clear of the topic except to reveal a tidbit about her life growing up not far from Whitehorse.

“We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada,” she said. “And I think now, isn’t that ironic?”

I don’t think “ironic” is the word Ms. Palin is looking for. I believe the word is “hypocritical” … as in Canada’s health care system is good enough for Sara, but heaven forbid any other American have access to anything like that. You know, what with those Canadian “death panels” and everything. Can’t have that here in the good old USA!