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Another Blue Dog faces his constituents on health care (Dems are scared !)
Hot Air ^ | August 4, 2009 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 08/04/2009 8:17:21 AM PDT by RobinMasters

Democracy can be a dangerous thing … for incumbents who pass bad policy, or even attempt to defend it. Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit and Doug Ross have the latest evidence of this, a town-hall meeting on ObamaCare in Ohio’s 1st CD, represented by Democrat Steve Dreihaus. In this case, Dreihaus has even more to explain after winning his seat on a claim of fiscal conservatism, as Dreihaus also voted for cap-and-trade, which will make Ohio’s coal industry vanish along with hiking energy costs on his constituents. Yesterday, though, ObamaCare made them angry enough:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; bluedog; congress; democrats; healthcaretakeover; obamacare; townhall; townhalls
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To: RobinMasters
Haven't you heard the MSNBC and Obama talking points?

They are not "constituents."

Every single one of them are fake people, probably robots, who are part of a MASSIVE Right Wing Conspiracy to make it appear that Obama-Care is bad.

81 posted on 08/04/2009 3:23:06 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: VermiciousKnid
WOW!Great stuff here..I will send this to everyone I know and hope all people that see it will do the same thing..Chuck Schumer ahould be voted out of office,he is a sarcastic SOB along with his staff..You people in his district vote against him in the next election..
82 posted on 08/04/2009 3:26:30 PM PDT by PLD
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To: sarasota
And I believe they are all telling each other that “this will blow over by next year at this time.”

Won't matter, if they don't pass it this Fall, they won't pass it next year. Not in the teeth of an election.

83 posted on 08/04/2009 4:12:13 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Mrs. Don-o

My wife sent out congressman a message saying she was against health care and spending money. They sent her a message thanking her for her concerned about global warming.


84 posted on 08/04/2009 4:24:39 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD

You should send that to the newspaper as an example of how “out of touch” the Congressman is.

Keep it short and supply the supporting documentation.


85 posted on 08/04/2009 4:26:21 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Defend America from the Communist.)
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To: Alberta's Child
d (2) there was a lot of margin for flexibility in key aspects of the economy back then, particularly with regard to tax policy (I'm not sure there's much room for any changes here, since cutting tax rates from their relatively low levels probably isn't going to do much).

The hell it wouldn't. Cut corporate taxes by 50%, eliminate capital gains taxes and the death taxes, plus pledge to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. The economy would respond!

And, while there would still be a deficit, it would be smaller by far than the trillion dollar-plus deficit currently projected.

There is always room to cut taxes!
And spending!

86 posted on 08/04/2009 5:03:40 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: PLD

Oh, you can be sure I won’t be voting for Chuckie the Schmuck Schumer....unless Hell really has frozen over.

Regards,


87 posted on 08/04/2009 6:22:50 PM PDT by VermiciousKnid (Grab your gun and bring in the cat.)
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To: screaminsunshine

You can NOT repeal this crap once it’s in. STOP IT NOW!!!!


88 posted on 08/04/2009 6:33:52 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Man50D

THANKS for the numbers!!


89 posted on 08/04/2009 6:35:15 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Thanks for the ping!


90 posted on 08/04/2009 9:10:52 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl

I agree. I am thankful for the ping too.

Until we let the people know the plan is “The Kevorkian Health Plan” it will still have some legs.

Maybe we will have tell some of these leftists who he was/is and; what he did?


91 posted on 08/04/2009 9:22:41 PM PDT by Lumper20
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To: Lumper20

Indeed.


92 posted on 08/04/2009 9:23:39 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: HarleyD

I can feel my temperature rising already...


93 posted on 08/05/2009 4:10:14 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning."-Gilda Radner)
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To: VermiciousKnid
Very good now go out and campaign for someone that will serve your state with honesty..talk to your neighbors and friends and get something going..make sure you take some information that you have collected with you so those people will be as angry as you are..
94 posted on 08/05/2009 6:02:14 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Zechariah_8_13
The GOP's refusal to stand up while our nation is being destroyed is really just a brilliant strategy.

Of course it sounds ridiculous.

Keep in mind that what's happening now is largely the result of economic realities that have to play out and can't really be changed very much. It's sort of like a torrential flood that has inundated an area after a storm. There's no point in trying to fix a breach in a levee while the water is pouring through . . . we simply have to pile sandbags around our homes and wait until the water recedes before we go about fixing things.

95 posted on 08/05/2009 8:50:14 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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To: meyer; Islander7
Schumer is Earl Scheib on crack. He always has that "used-car salesman" smile while he talks. You just know he's full of it every time he opens his mouth.

Here's an amazing -- and unbelievable -- post for both of you.

In the last few years I've worked with a couple of old Washington insiders (including a former member of Congress) who know the Beltway political scene very well.

Both of these guys swear that behind the scenes, Chuck Schumer is actually one of the most decent human beings you'll ever meet in politics. Quote: "He'd give you the shirt off his back, and feel bad that he doesn't have another one to give you."

I couldn't believe that. Talk about a disconnect between reality and public perception. LOL.

96 posted on 08/05/2009 8:58:48 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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To: okie01
I agree with your proposed measures 100%, but without massive spending cuts (including spending cuts that would outrage many of these "town hall" protesters even more than they are now), the numbers simply will never work. Take a look at the size of the Federal budget, and compare it to the amount of revenue that is currently generated through those taxes.
97 posted on 08/05/2009 9:02:07 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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To: Alberta's Child
It would be well for Republican candidates to emphasize "smaller government", rather than "lower spending".

I believe the events of the past six months have taught people that the problem is greater than "high spending". Big Government begets Big Spending.

The only way to shrink government is to starve it of revenue. And responsibilities...

98 posted on 08/05/2009 10:08:19 AM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: okie01

Good points. The Dems feel they won the election and it’s their turn to sack the treasury. We need fewer Statists and more Statesmen.


99 posted on 08/05/2009 10:15:01 AM PDT by Fu-fu2
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