Posted on 08/20/2008 1:23:58 PM PDT by KatyLoraleyVidales
In attempts to hopelessly salvage the non-existent momentum from his failed Health Care Press Conference, Cornyn challenger Rick Noriega wrote into the Dallas Morning News in a humorous OP-ED piece.
Noriega blasts Cornyn for voting "against expanding health insurance coverage for Texas kids." He later goes on to admit that Texas needs "real health care security for their families, lowered costs for employers, and more transparency and accountability than our current system provides. "
I find this hysterical on multiple levels: 1) Cornyn worked to lower the cost of insurance coverage for employers, so essentially Noriega praises Cornyn's work. 2) The bills that Cornyn voted against allowed for too much government spending without any level of transparency or accountability which Noriega concedes is a problem that needs to be resolved, but at what cost? Why spend more of the tax payers money on a less than stellar system? Noriega's reckless solutions would only lead to further crippling our health care system while simultaneously hurting both the elderly and children, which is immensely counterproductive.
Cornyn fires back with his own Op-Ed that shows why there is only one candidate in this race qualified (and competent enough) to handle Texans problems in Washington.
Cornyn writes: Like other issues, hyper-partisanship has trumped common sense. The solution should be rooted in preserving and strengthening the important patient-doctor relationship...
(Excerpt) Read more at rightupfront.org ...
Health care aka socialized medicine... and we call ourselves free market?
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