My Message to my Representative re: Health Care Reform

I sent the following message to my Representative today.

Representative **********,

I've tried calling your D.C. office but your phone inbox is full and can't take messages. Ditto the S.D. office phone inbox. I'll bet the conservatives are making a concerted effort to clog the lines so that supporters of reform can't get through to you.

I also looked for info about your stance on health care reform on FB, but couldn't find anything there.

Please vote in favor of health care reform.

And please understand that, even though I am registered as an independent voter, you shouldn't assume you can lump me in with the gullible tea-baggers who believe all the lies fed to them by the ultra right-wing crazies out there.

I am a Registered Nurse, and I know all too well how desperately reform is needed. Under the status quo, the health insurance companies are getting away with murder. Literally. Voting against reform is, IMHO, aiding and abetting them in their crimes.

Do the right thing.

Pat ********

Loyal Opposition?

The term "loyal opposition" has become meaningless in politics. The only loyalty the opposition holds is to the special interests that put them in office. They have no loyalty to their constituents. Voters are only there to be manipulated by the powerful special interests, such as the health insurance industry, big pharma, big oil, etc.

Case in point: the teabaggers. They seem to believe anything the conservative interests throw at them. Death panels? What a joke. Government rationing of health care? Who the heck do they think is rationing their health care right now???? The insurance companies, of course. And the insurance companies are profit-motivated. I would prefer health care rationed by the government because the government, at least, does not have that same kind of profit motive.

These days, the "loyal opposition" is just a bunch of power-hungry obstructionists, trying to shove the agenda of special interests down our throats. They are obstructing the will of the people who voted for change, and I am disgusted with the lot of them.

If I ruled the world, lobbyists would never be allowed to contribute to campaigns. Sadly, the Supreme Court seems to feel otherwise....but that's a topic for another day.

I am registered as an independent voter. I'm afraid, though, that too many pols are lumping all independents into the category of gullible teabaggers, easily manipulated by the republican machine. Not so!

Hmmm.......I may have to investigate this coffee party movement.

My Letter to my Senators re: Health Care Reform

This is the letter I emailed to my two senators today:
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Senator XXXXX,

My mailing address is in XXXX, but I am a registered voter in XXXX. I am registered as Independent, but please don't make the mistake of thinking that all registered Independents are gullible tea-baggers, easily manipulated by the fear tactics of the Republican machine.

WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM AND WE NEED IT NOW! I would prefer a plan that includes a public option. If that's not possible, a plan that provides for a lot more competition between the insurance companies might have to do.

Unfortunately, the Democrats have shown themselves to be incompetent, even with a super majority. And the Republicans are still the Party Of No. One party CAN'T do anything, and the other party WON'T do anything. The business of the American people is being ignored in the heat of political battles. I'm fed up with both sides.

PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET THIS DONE.
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So....if I ruled the world, elected officials would get booted out of office if their voting record even hinted that they were putting their political interests before the business of the American people. I'm sick to death of talking points. I'm sick to death of the special interests having more influence than private citizens.

Doubting Their Sincerity

You've seen the protest signs - President Obama depicted as The Joker, or as a tribal medicine man, etc. The people holding these signs are, presumably, conservatives. They're protesting against many things, abortion rights among them. I guess that's because they care so much about children. Yeah, that's it. They care about kids.

So why are they willing to put Sasha and Malia in the position of having to see these horrible parodies of their Dad?

They are hypocrites. Either that or they're so stupid they can't think through the consequences of their actions.