Posted on 08/17/2009 11:31:45 AM PDT by buszero
Some of us may have seen James Carville say that Public Option is out. This is just a Democratic strategy that is again a partial truth only to shut us up while they work on getting it through. This fight is far from over.
Democratic strategist Howard Dean laid out the Democratic plans this morning on MSNBC to ultimately put in Public Option such that they will have it in the House bill, but not the Senate bill. When they reconcile the two bills for Obama's desk, it will only need 50 votes in the Senate, and they can "forget the Republicans."
At this point, it is crucial that we ESPECIALLY concentrate on getting our message through to the members of the House that we do not want Public Option health care nor would we want to pay for it with our taxes.
weasels, especially Congress weasels who are exceptionally good at sneakiness, can’t be gotten rid of with just one pest-control treatment... they keep coming back... we need to cut off their food source, i.e., us, the voters who voted them in - Wake up and cage their sorry behinds so they cannot do more damage
Let me see if I got this straight. Healthcare policy Czars or Presidential advisers appointed with no lines of accountability to anyone but the President are going to be the final arbiters, along with the attendant bureaucracy, of aloocating healthcare resources, based upon some undisclosed, unexamined, with no imput from anyone, philosophy of the value of life, that mayor may not reflect the belief systems of the people it’s going to be imposed upon. Is that about right? I realize there is a ruling elite in this country, heavily populated by elitists, but its LEGITIMACY is based upon acceptance via elections. Being elected, or even appointed by a Prsident in no way confers upon you the right or authority to establish ANY so called “quality of life” value matrix, since you are just another mere human being and who are you to assess value of my life, PARTICULARLY TO THE STATE? If so, then the STATE shouldn’t be involved in healthcare. Besides, the financial resources used to pay for it AREN’T THE STATE’S. At best, the STATE is merely a conduit. This action of the elites goes beyond their normal arrogance. It shows nothing but contempt and conceit towards us and nothing more than megalmania in them. Their premise is that the STATE can allocate resources better than a competitve market. What evidence of this exists anywhere? If I,m anywhere near right, Why do they even wonder why we’re angry? Their inability to understand is further evidence of the disconnect.
“Cooperatively Managed Alternative” will be the new nom du jour.
We need to stop referring to a party full of socialists seeking to destroy our Democratic republic as the “Democratic” party. There is nothing Democratic about them. It is the Democrat party.
We need citizens in the 8th District of Florida (Orlando) to attend Town Hall Meeting with Alan Grayson TONIGHT!
I’ve been asking Alan Grayson’s office (8th District of Florida - Orlando) for weeks if and when he will hold a Town Hall meeting here in his district. I kept getting “We plan to have one, but we’re not sure when and where - it will probably be the very last week of August. Watch the website for news on this.”
Finally, posted at 6:00PM yesterday (Sunday) with only 24 hours notice, Alan Grayson’s web site has announced that the Town Hall here in Orlando will be held tonight (Monday) at 7:45PM at the local IBEW Union Hall.
Here’s the announcement:
From Grayson’s website:
Congressman Alan Grayson will host a town hall meeting to discuss the need for health care reform, listen to concerns or answer questions from the constituents he serves, and debunk the many myths being circulated about the current proposals.
WHAT: Health Care Town Hall
WHEN: Monday, August 17, 2009, 7:45 p.m.
WHERE:
IBEW Local 606 Union Hall
820 Virginia Drive
Orlando, FL
The Congressman intends for and expects this event to be a respectful and productive discussion.
This is the second public health care meeting the Congressman has held during the summer district work period. On July 27th, he met with about fifty members of his Health Care Advisory Board. The meeting was announced 72 hours in advance, open to the public, and promoted and covered by multiple media outlets.
The Congressman also will conduct a health care telephone town hall on Thursday, August 20th at 7 p.m. People interested in being a part of that event can sign up on the Congressman’s website.
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