LETTER: A Connolly smear campaign
Published: November 28, 2009
Mark Magnussen and Cletis Neal smear Rep. Gerry Connolly as a puppet and hypocrite for his votes on the health care bill (News & Messenger, Nov. 21).
They appear to be part of an organized letter-writing campaign by local right-wingers against Rep. Connolly — short on substance and long on rhetoric.
The health care bill is the most complex legislation that Congress has ever dealt with. Childish name-calling enlightens no one. At the end of the day, there will likely be a national
health care program.
The legislation will not please everyone. But the fact remains today — the current system is broken and contributing to higher costs when people need to resort to the emergency
room for their primary care. The reality is that decent health care has become a right, not a luxury. Also, how do we protect children who are insured in an environment where many
are not insured? And do those of us with insurance really want to live in an environment in which millions of others do not?
KEVIN M. RAYMOND
Dale City
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Mr. Connolly was elected, if I remember, by a comfortable majority of his District. Right? And was he at any time in that campaign indicating that he preferred to let a small, greed-driven, socially-irresponsible group of insurance executives commit outright bloody murder against the sick, helpless millions that have had there coverage either curtailed or canceled? Is that what “do the right thing” is saying he wants Mr. Connolly to support in the future. Over my dead body…
“They appear to be part of an organized letter-writing campaign by local right-wingers against Rep. Connolly — short on substance and long on rhetoric.“
The only letter writing campaign appears to be from evidence by the Obama folks at Organizing for America Mr.Raymond!
Mr.Raymond, another Democrat “doo-gooder” protecting his investment in Congressman Connolly and answering the call to write letters attacking constituents who don’t agree with their Connolly.Another cry baby Democrat who should be ashamed of Congressman Connolly, can only retort claiming a smear campaign against the Congressman by constituents who object to the Congressman’s legislative actions is indicative of liberal’s response when they cannot defend the indefensible.
Here is the call to arms by the Obama group,“Organizing for America” to write letters on support of Connolly.
“Last night, your representative, Rep. Gerry Connolly, cast a courageous vote to help pass comprehensive health reform. After months of debate and decades of false starts, this was the biggest step yet on the path to making real health insurance reform a reality.
But before health reform can become law, it must pass one more time through the House of Representatives. The insurance companies will be throwing everything they can at changing Rep. Connolly’s vote for the final round, so it’s crucial that we publicly show that the voters in your district support reform and are counting on Rep. Connolly to stand firm.“
Mr.Raymond, your letter writing only furthers reinforces why Cong.Connolly will not win re-election
One of the best ways to help is to write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper thanking Rep. Connolly for supporting health reform. Can you write one today?
Write a letter
BullRunPC,
“in states where tort reform has been implemented there has been NO significant decline in the rate of health care growth”
I don’t have data on that, but neither can citizens in those states shop in other states for lower rates; something Democrats also fail to allow.
And are the lower & appellate court rooms still as crowded as they were before tort reform? These cases take the time of judges, bailiffs, court reporters, sheriff’s personnel & citizens. Are the citizens of those states not paying, through taxes & lost productivity, for all of that time?
Is that cost now being shifted to the citizens of states where tort reform has not been enacted? You bet your sweet bippy!
On the subject of tort reform:
Be it in medicine, auto accidents, or whatever, you only read or hear about the really big settlements…all are others don’t have such luck. Thus it is a matter of making a mountain out of a molehill.
willow
in states where tort reform has been implemented there has been NO significant decline in the rate of healthcare cost growth.
I agree that our current “system” of health care could use reforming. Yet why does it have to be done so fast? Congress is really going to debate a 2000+ page bill and reform health care? They’ll reform health care alright - but will they know how they are reforming health care. And, as concerned citizens, wouldn’t we like some transparency in the process?
Swampthing,
Can the Marxist’s (all of those Progressives in Congress) big business bogeyman. Government (which includes all judges) is the biggest, most corrupt business in the world. It is also the business to which the Democrats in Congress want to give the power to make all of your medical decisions.
I don’t think anyone, certainly not I, is asking for limits on the payment of legitimate medical expenses.
The “pain & suffering” damages - which often are paid to or end up in the hands of survivors, & more than a few judgments are never paid or are paid years after the subject of the suit has died - should be capped. If money can relieve “pain & suffering, why do we need doctors, drugs, & hospitals? Just give money to the ill & injured and send them on their way.If money can assuage the grief of survivors, how much is enough? How much is too much? You want big government (judges) to make that decision for you? At what point (dollar-wise) does grief become greed?
when you can’t defend the current actions, go back and live in the past.
Is it 2000 or 2004 in phdee’s world? Anyone, anyone????
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