Posted on 03/14/2010 1:25:48 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
I've been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature, when I worked for members of Congress and when I served in Congress. During the 2008 presidential election, I supported Republican Sen. John McCain. I have always been and still am a fiscal conservative, an advocate for a smart, but restrained, government.
For those reasons and others, most people wouldn't expect me to be an advocate for comprehensive health care reform. But the truth is, I believe there is no bigger issue to solve and no better chance to solve it than now.
If I were still a member of Congress, I would proudly vote for the bill that President Barack Obama is championing and I would urge my colleagues to do the same, not because I don't believe in fiscal discipline, but because I do.
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Can you say RINO?
Exactly.. why would anyone listen to this joker.
The media is trumpeting him as “A longtime Republican now supporting Obama Care”
Bull hockey...
SELLOUT!!!!
LaHood needs to stick to smearing and destroying Toyota for his union thug massas. Leave the rest of this stuff to the adults.
Republicans DO SUPPORT healthcare reform. Republicans just DON’T WANT a government socialized healthcare program.
Another reminder of how RINOs are worse than liberals. They’re fifth column backstabbers.
Really? how come in the 8 years they ran the place they never passed one simple law on allowing cross state business?
Ray LaHood needs to be the next RINO to retire.
Stopped reading right there. Immediately disqualifies this putz from speaking anything intelligent or of worth to conservative perspective.
Hey Ray, bite my Obama.
Ray LaHood can go to hell.
NO barf alert?
Ultimate RINO... I wonder if Lindsey Graham will come around and vote for Obamacare for a deal on immigration?
Republicans DO SUPPORT healthcare reform. Republicans just DONT WANT a government socialized healthcare program.
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Well stated. But the media, and the radical Dems, will spin anything they can to make the Repubs look like they are anti-healthcare and anti-government.
We just need a real, responsible, pro-American government. Anyone know where we can find one??
erved in the Illinois Legislature. Chicago thug
No one ever bel;ieved tht all of Chicago’s crooked politicians were Democrats did they?
Should have. I don't know how (2009) got put on the title, he just wrote this begging for votes. I'd love to see a Republican step up to this one. Not even Graham or McCain is taking that bait.
Ray you are no Republican and no conservative. We are going to purge your worthless hide from power and then kick you out of the party.
who is this marxist turd?
and where is the BARF ALERT???
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