Posted on 03/13/2010 3:15:14 PM PST by rabscuttle385
I've been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature, when I worked for members of Congress and when I served in Congress. During the 2008 presidential election, I supported Republican Sen. John McCain. I have always been and still am a fiscal conservative, an advocate for a smart, but restrained, government.
For those reasons and others, most people wouldn't expect me to be an advocate for comprehensive health care reform. But the truth is, I believe there is no bigger issue to solve and no better chance to solve it than now.
If I were still a member of Congress, I would proudly vote for the bill that President Barack Obama is championing and I would urge my colleagues to do the same, not because I don't believe in fiscal discipline, but because I do.
We do not need to look that far down the road to see the pain that failure to pass health care reform will cause. Americans of every background, class, race and political persuasion are suffering. We have the best health care system in the world, yet more than 40 million Americans lack access to it, a reality that is morally reprehensible. Health care is an essential, as important as food, water and shelter. Those who don't have it are left without the tools to survive.
In the coming days, Congress has a chance to change that. The bill that will be voted on will reduce the deficit by about $1 trillion over the next two decades, and will reduce waste, fraud and abuse in the health care system. It will slow the rate of growth in health care costs and put America back on the path toward fiscal sustainability.
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I fall for no ones propaganda. Like most here, I am firmly in the column that promotes and believes in FREEDOM!
Thanks, Enchi, nice of you to put me in that category. I take it from your objections to this thread-post that you support 0bummerCare.
Oh sorry, my bad.
Does anyone have an email address for this FOOL????
Please PM me if you do.
I could not have said it any better as this guy is a poor excuse for what ever he claims to be.
I could not have said it any better as this guy is a poor excuse for what ever he claims to be.
The only time I slightly believed an Illinois politician, is when that politician called Ray LaHood a liar.
LaHood is a whore who has been bought and paid for.
“I’ve been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature”
Illinois? LOL! Nuff said. LOL!
LaHood is a fool. He should apologize for existing.
Right after Obama does ;-)
Another traitor identified.
I said “Thanks” to you, as in I appreciated what you said, when you pointed out rabscuttle’s agenda. I followed that by saying it is sad to see so many, meaning others, not reading the forum with discernment. I’m trying to help people here, and being treated as an enemy. If you read my other posts, which I guess you didn’t have time to do, you would see what my message is. Oh well.
Well, TigersEye, by turning against me whom you know to be a patriot who loves my country and hates what the democrats are doing, you demonstrate how successfully rabscuttle and the other lie-bertarians are dividing and conquering on our side. That is very, very sad.
I understand. Was just pointing our to him/her that my post was directed at LaHood. That’s all. Was not meant to be a reference to you or your post in any way. I hope that’s clear, I certainly wasn’t refuting what you said.
Okay:)
I remember LaHood from watching CSpan back in the 90’s - no way he would have voted for this back then. Seems like he has been corrupted by the dark side. He should have refused the appointment. WTH does the Secy of Transportation have to do with Health Care anyway???
I didn’t turn against you I asked you a question. You were the one who implied an accusation towards me.
And you made an outright accusation to me that you know is untrue.
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