Peggy Noonan: ‘You Are Terrifying Us’

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But most damagingly to political civility, and even our political tradition, was the new White House email address to which citizens are asked to report instances of "disinformation" in the health-care debate: If you receive an email or see something on the Web about health-care reform that seems "fishy," you can send it to flag@whitehouse.gov. The White House said it was merely trying to fight "intentionally misleading" information.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Wednesday wrote to the president saying he feared that citizens' engagement could be "chilled" by the effort. He's right, it could. He also accused the White House of compiling an "enemies list." If so, they're being awfully public about it, but as Byron York at the Washington Examiner pointed, the emails collected could become a "dissident database."

All of this is unnecessarily and unhelpfully divisive and provocative. They are mocking and menacing concerned citizens. This only makes a hot situation hotter. Is this what the president wants? It couldn't be.

Dear Peggy Noonan, we respect your right to free speech.  Nevertheless, you have been reported to flag@whitehouse.gov for your irresponsible criticism of our program to bring health care to millions of poor, hard-working Americans.  The whole WSJ enterprise deserves a visit from the CyberStasi.gov.  

Carry on, fellow health care recipients, and thank Obama that you won't be left to die in the streets, which is exactly what would happen if the Republicans get their way.