Posted on 09/04/2009 4:45:42 PM PDT by Kaslin
Health Care: In the wake of a public outcry effectively killing the "public option," who comes along to try to revive socialistic health reform? The definitive Republican In Name Only — Sen. Olympia Snowe.
Republicans can rightly rejoice at seeing Americans practice assertive, effective citizenship. Angry crowds at this summer's town halls recognized the government-run "public option" that Democrats push is a grave threat to the best health care system in the world.
This alternative would feature artificially low premiums and other enticements that would suck away tens of millions of private insurers' customers and wreck the health insurance industry.
The funny thing is, liberal-leaning Republican Snowe of Maine seems to realize just how dangerous the public option is — even as she puts forward a plan that endorses it.
From taxes to moral issues, Snowe has long been a thorn in the GOP's side. Now, in trying to save the Democrats' radical health care revolution, Snowe is proposing a "trigger" version of the public option
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If idiocy is sexually transmitted, anyone having anything to do with her is in danger.
Olympia Snowe, the politician that the McCain Campaign contributed to early in the primary when he had no money or support. He needs to be gone with her. Birds of a feather.
Well, she can be thrown out and I would do it myself if someone paid my travel to Maine however to be truly thorough in getting her out of politics in total, the conservative people of Maine have to vote her out in the primaries with malice.
Good luck on THAT one.
The real blame goes to the RNC. There’s no enforcement or party discipline.
Snowe, like Specter, should just join the Dem party and be done with it.
She might as well
And Senator Bayh, (D-IN), will go right along with it.
I have no faith in Sen. Snowe, Sen. Lugar or Sen. McCain.
They'll sell out the Republican base in a heartbeat.
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