E-Newsletter Update: Chicago Style Politics Invade Health Care Debate
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
October 27, 2009
Dear Friends and
Supporters,
Health care
"reform" continues to dominate the headlines, and I believe it's
important to continue keeping you updated on developments and news.
It's been interesting to
watch the indecision, second guessing and Democrat's intra-party battles over
how best to achieve health care reform.
While the President pushed
early on for a "public option" this spring, he backed off that key
Democrat reform last
month in an address before both houses of Congress. That change of course
was a result of democracy in action because politicians got the message loud
and clear: millions of Americans voiced their displeasure at a government
take-over of healthcare in letters, town halls, and phone calls.
The average Americans who
came out to those town halls were called "un-American"
and minimized by the Democrat leadership. They denounced the literally millions
of people who showed up for the first time to town halls and other public
events as manufactured protests, or, "Astroturf" movements, instead
of genuine "grassroots" civic involvement.
But aside from the
legislative arm twisting in Congress, the President and his campaign team are
now reopening their
You see, after the
election, the President turned over his list of campaign supporters to form a
new group, "Organizing for
They even had a live
rally last week in Manhattan that was broadcast across the internet to
thousands of organizers who stood ready to make calls and begin their lobbying
campaign.
The President may be
talented at giving speeches and whipping up a crowd to support empty campaign
rhetoric, but friends, let's look at the fine print details of the bills in
Congress and the costs associated with them. There are no quality reforms that
will bring about better care or a lower price. At the end of the day, the
Democrat Plan is a tax on everyone who right now has an insurance plan, goes to
the doctor or hospital, and raises taxes on everything from medical equipment
like wheelchairs and eye-glasses to walking canes. All to fund a government run
insurance company that will be overwhelmed when 70%
of private citizens are estimated to be dropped from their current coverage
and forced onto the government plan.
The President should stop
these Chicago-style tactics and get working with Republicans and commonsense
Democrats on bi-partisan solutions that protect patients, the uninsured, and
the all-too-often forgotten taxpayer. I've repeatedly outlined six goals for health care
reform with specific, cost-saving ideas that can be implemented
immediately. We stand ready to help in a reform effort that brings real,
workable solutions for patients, doctors and taxpayers.
Can You Believe It?
John Podesta, who leads one
of the Democrat Party's top policy think tanks, hinted Sunday that perhaps the
best way to pay for health care reform is by taxing legalized
marijuana.
AP Fact Check on False Democrat Claims
On Sunday, the Associated
Press ran
a story analyzing Democrat claims that one of the reasons a costly public
option is needed is because insurance companies have made "immoral profits"
that have "skyrocketed" over the last eight years. Although there is a clear
need for reform in the health care industry to control costs and increase
quality of care, the AP found that these claims are inaccurate, and that "Insurers are an expedient target for leaders who want a government-run
plan in the marketplace." They added that these Democrat critics are on "shaky
ground." Members of Congress on both sides should be objectively looking at the
facts and doing what is right for the American people, instead of relying on
untrue political attacks to advance a political agenda.
Sincerely,
Tim Murphy
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