Rep. Hill finds himself a target after helping put off a vote on health reform
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - "The war's on," says Rep. Baron P. Hill, and he's not talking about a conflict overseas, but a battle over health care in his own back yard, where thousands of people are trying to tell him what to do, some not so nicely.
Hill is a leader of the Blue Dogs, the caucus of 51 conservative Democrats whose hard-bargaining support is critical to President Obama's bid to overhaul the health system. He came home on recess to find himself a target of groups that want to steer the August conversation and the autumn vote.
These weeks are considered crucial, with Obama traveling the country and interest groups, as varied as the AARP and the insurance industry, spending millions on advertising. Hill, a blunt and pragmatic politician known for moving cautiously, helped postpone a final House vote to give lawmakers time to assess attitudes at home.
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4 comments:
it's outrageous that tax payers are being told to shut up and get out of the way by the Fuhrer!
It's outrageous that taxpayers who haven't read the bill want mob rule and intimidation against cautious legislators who want to take time to read the bill and perhaps improve it.
Outrageous?
Obama "hiring" Acorn and others to protest "support" is OUTRAGEOUS!
Good chance it is taxpayer funded Acorn and their ilk.
Direct debit, euthanasia, Canadian model, denial, delays....any one is reason enough to voice opposition to this "house bill".
I challenge any supporter to read the bill. If you can read, you'll have adequate reason by page 16 to oppose it.
On page 16, ANY change in your existing policy, even premium change, will shove you to the public option. That is, if your employer hasn't already off loaded that expense.
We HAVE read the bill; that's why we're mad! Don't read someone else's take on the bill and tell us everything's going to be okay or such and such isn't true.Show me page and line where it says that!
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