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"In districts and states where the overhaul was most controversial, town-hall meetings have been replaced with tightly controlled business roundtables and other gatherings with voters. "

This sheds a great light on a lot of things about the democrats, starting with they knew this bill was a dog and highly unpopular but voted on it anyway...in yo face, at the direction of their "fuhrer", obama.

I don't think a Congress person should EVER vote FOR anything they aren't willing to face the people on.

Like most group-thinkers, they are only brave when they have you outnumbered in some way...in grade school we called that being a bully, or a devout coward...democrats fit both categories.

So, in their "brilliant" deduction, they are only letting the people into their meetings who are going to vote for them anyway...that makes a lot of sense, huh? /sarc

But, you know...it's a little late to attend their silly photo-opps anyway...the vote has been counted and "minoritycare" has been passed. So, let's just voice our opinion in November and boot their asses out.

A man or woman who can't face the public they represent should be thrown to the wolves, as they are only then "mini-dictators" bowing to the messiah.

If I were a congressperson, I would be more worried if NO ONE showed up for my townhalls. But then, I have morals, principles and accountability...I'm not a democrat.

“I don’t think a Congress person should EVER vote FOR anything they aren’t willing to face the people on.”

You obviously don’t think like a Dem:
“First-term Rep. Betsy Markey is convinced that once people learn what’s in President Barack Obama’s new health care overhaul law, they’ll support it.”

But she’s obviously unwilling to test her “hypothesis” about her constituents. Thus, either she doesn’t actually believe her hypothesis (since testing it would then demonstrate even to doubters that she was right after all) or she does believe it, but is too chicken to subject it to a test (suggesting that her confidence in its validity cannot be terribly high). Actions speak louder than words. If you’re not willing to put your money where your mouth is, shut your mouth.

If Rep. Markey is truly “representing” the views of her constituents, then she is making them appear to be fools. If I were a voter in her district, this alone would make me pretty steamed.