Ernst’s ‘We all are going to die’ comment was uncalled for

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. I'd like to add a third one: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Her flippant "we all are going to die" comment at a May 30 town hall is one to remember as we look ahead to Nov 2026. Ernst was trying to justify the huge Medicaid cuts in the House-passed budget bill, which analysts say would cause 7.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance coverage. That's a scary proposition for a lot of people. And yes, life threatening. Seems like Ernst has been infected with the Trump virus, a fairly common disease nowadays that makes people -- especially elected officials -- say and do stupid things.