Latourette Sits Back And Laughs At All Of Us
You know, this week demonstrates that Democracy works. Dennis was genuine when he said, "I don't agree with most of this bill" but it can't be "my way or the highway" on an issue this big. That's what Congress is all about. The public's interest comes first, personal agendas to the back of the line. Except in Northeast Ohio. Steve Latourette, Mr. Moderate Republican, continues to sit back and laugh at all of us. TV ads running in the millions to sway first-termer Boccieri; Driehaus being targeted by madcap message monsters; Wilson modifying his position to go with the flow. And then there is Steve. Millions without coverage, the auto industry fighting for its very survival right here in Ohio...and he just sits in his Million Dollar lobbyist-owned house in Virginia and says "No" Incredible. Hello. Earth to Steve. We're talking about the future of the free world here. Anyone home?
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If we were truly interested in our elected representatives doing the right thing then we would hold out for a single-payer system and/or a system that does not rely so heavily on health care tied to employment/employers.
Instead, we're asked to hold our noses & support a bill that greatly increases & further entrenches the fundamental fiasco of health-care-for-profit & will establish an even more pronounced health care apartheid system.
That the Democrats have the presidency, the House & the Senate and still can't get it right is beyond pathetic. They're not interested in true health care reform, they're interested in winning elections.
"When a social movement adopts the compromises of legislators, it has forgotten its role, which is to push and challenge the politicians, not to fall meekly behind them" -- Howard Zinn