I read yesterday that in a knee-jerk reaction to “Obama-Care” the House Republicans voted to can it in favor of a solution to be named later.
So, let me see if I get this right. Years of negotiation and compromise has yielded a plan that has not gone into effect for the most part (I haven’t read the whole thing) that will be flawed – read negotiation and compromise – for……. NOTHING!
And the Republicans and tea-partiers hope to go to the polls with this on their resume. Sounds like a plan, people. Now let’s just elect Sarah Palin president and Newt Gingrich as VP and we’re on a roll. Perhaps Sen. Boehner will give up his spot to Rush Limbaugh.
In my estimation, our healthcare crisis is on par with the economy in importance to the American family. To nullify a new healthcare law with no substitute or even ideas for how to go about it isn’t just folly. It is an insult to the American people, to voters everywhere who expect more of our elected representatives.
I’ve been involved in partisan politics. I know that to an elected representative, 70% of the vote represents a landslide (witness President Nixon) but you still have to live with the other 30%. If your election was 52/48 or 51/21/28 your constituents are divided and still counting on you to represent them. A certain portion voted for you, and you won, but you were elected to represent all of them. Act like it! Not getting back into the battle except in print, Dee
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