“Then why quit?? Switch parties and fight the dems and bring to light their lies and deceit”
Massa explains vote on health bill
During months of debate on health care reform leading up to Saturday, Massa declared early on that he would not support the bill as written. Massa, one of 39 Democrats to vote against the bill, predicts it will not pass the Senate.Massa said one of the reasons he voted against the health care bill was that it would have raised local property taxes by at least 3 percent by increasing the income eligibility for Medicaid.
Also, the bill would not fully make the insurance market competitive and unfairly required that Americans buy insurance or face penalties, he said.
Instead, of the massive comprehensive overhaul that the House bill seeks, Massa said health care should be reformed gradually.
Massa’s challenger in the 2010 election, Republican Tom Reed, has criticized the bill but said Massa’s vote was misleading.
“Eric Massa voted against this bill because it does not have enough government control in it. In his ideal world, he would eliminate private health care altogether,” Reed said.
I'm with you, I agree with Tom Reed. Of course Massa goes back to his conservative district with an editorial saying it raises taxes. But after he went to the Kos Konvention in Pittsburgh and claims he will adamantly vote against the interests of his district, guessing which way he would eventually go is a no-brainer.
Right, Massa is no conservative. It's likely he was one of those Dems that Pelosi allowed to vote NO on the house healthcare bill because hia seat was shaky.