Posted on 08/26/2009 5:13:31 PM PDT by Al B.
AUGUSTA,Ga---Dozens gathered at the Augusta Museum of History for a chamber of commerce forum on health care reform with Senator Saxby Chambliss. Chambliss attempted to set the record straight on what he calls misinformation.
"Say goodbye," said Susan Swanson who is fed up with Washington lawmakers. "Kick out the bums. Kick them all out."
She fears talk of health care reform.
"My concern is all this talk about death panels," said Susan. "All the bureaucracy that people have to go through."
The death panel rumors were given credence by Sarah Palin who campaigned with Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss in Augusta back in November. Chambliss is looking to distance himself from Palin on his latest trip to Augusta.
"I don't agree with her that there will be death panels created by any of the plans that are out there," said Chambliss.
Susan doesn't know who to believe.
"It's not Washington," said Susan. "I don't believe Washington."
"I commend the president for spending political capital to bring this issue to the forefront," said Chambliss. "We've talked about reforming health care for years, but we've never gotten around to it."
Chambliss reached across the aisle as Senator Ted Kennedy, a champion for health care reform, loses his battle to cancer.
"The Senate is a family," said Chambliss. "We are all good friends within the Senate, and Senator Kennedy was a great legislator."
But nice gestures won't ease Susan's concerns about Washington.
"We're not going to give up our freedom of good health care to make them happy," said Susan.
Senator Chambliss says he would like to see the government provide tax credits. He says he could not support the current house bill that would pay for reform by possibly taxing the rich.
If anything Obama’s rise to president and Palin’s national exposure and popularity has exposed many people for who they really are. In this case Chambliss is exposed as a user. Palin was helping a fellow Republican. Palin has learned a lot as has anybody in America who is awake at the steering wheel. Chances are she will proceed carefully in endorsing people again. What good is it to help elect a RINO who once in congress starts shooting his mouth like this guy from Georgia.
worse.. the “Senate family” is the Carleones.
“”The Senate is a family,” said Chambliss. “We are all good friends within the Senate, and Senator Kennedy was a great legislator.”
More of the Kennedy wing of the GOP...Chambliss needs to go.
During the Clinton administration he demanded workplace raids of illegal aliens be stopped. He’s as wishy washy as McCain.
Neither Chambliss or Issakson are conservatives. At best they're both fence-sitting moderates with (R)'s. Both of them were all-in for the first version of Shamnisty and only came 'round when it became obvious angry mobs were shopping for tar.
I took on online survey which allowed you to compare your own position to your Congressional rep's voting record. I was in agreement with my Rep (Kingston) 96% of the time; with Chambliss and Issakson it was 52% for both.
Both he and Johnny are very much in the pocket of big agriculture in the state. See my post above.
Very good. My first thought as she went to bat for this guy was that I was seeing a forshadowing of things to come ala Sarah's crowd appeal and conservative message.
These inbred familial senators have put 'family' over country time and time again. Reaching across the aisle, scratching each other's backs, etc.
We the People can no longer afford this relationship. Our situation is dire and by derelection, these a-holes have enabled the radicals who now inhabit the White House- Chicago style, thug style, third world style.
I have already made a promise to do whatever I can to assist a Palin Armada in a quest to rid our Nation's Capitol of the rats comfortably making deals corrosive to our Republic from both sides of the aisle.
It's the least I can do for this country. Washington D.C. is probably so full of sh*t that it'll take decades to clean up. The Good ole Boy Network there has to be busted up, big time, and if it takes a woman to do it, so be it!
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