August will be long and hot for the congressional members in recess. Instead of watching baseball and enjoying picnics, voters are turning out in large numbers to confront their elected representatives and challenge their positions.
What a surprise — they seem upset! Who would have thought? Indeed, the look on their representatives’ faces is one of shock. How could this happen?
The Democratic response has been ugly and arrogant — accusations of the people being a “rent a mob,” “too well dressed,” “swastika carrying,” and even a Web site where you can e-mail “fishy claims or information.”
It is as if the only type of “public agitation” that is allowed would be that organized by Code Pink or ACORN.
This anger is not all about health care — it is a natural response to the loss of control the voters feel about recent events in Washington, D.C. Feeling burned by TARP, the stimulus, cap and trade, and now health care, they are lashing out. The Democrats would be wise to step back, take a breather and listen to the outpourings.
Maybe this is too much “hope and change”?
As much as I'd love to rasie our taxes too I would just like to stop first and ask... In what alternative universe can you just brush the money under the carpet?
Somebody has to pay for it.
You make a great case, as our current administration has done, for reform, but there is no clear plan for a socialist takeover.
Madness.
The fact is that medical problems cause people to lose thier jobs and when that happens they don't get COBRA.
The issue makes a case for REFORM, but NOT Socialist takeover.
I think they must have got marching orders from Nancy, over in San Francisco.
Listeining to the Jerry McNerney PHONE-Y Town Hall just felt like that. Like being stripped away, as you mentioned.
Jerry McNerney should NEVER have let the operator take sides by telling callers to 'hurry up' with their questions.
Our Congresspeople need to take the time to listen and give citizens a proper debate on this issue.
Stripping us away and giving us Socialism is not a matter for them to be taking lightly.
Very disappointed in Jerry McNerney's Socialist PHONE-Y conferance call, which is being billed as a "Jerry's town hall" in San Francisco later today?
Return things in the same order that vanished from USA..
Companies/Businesses providing jobs.
Employed people would have their own homes.
Keep their cars, too.
Better financial position to choose their own health care.
Also, better revenue to rebuild USA. Instead of owing China, big time!
NAFTA and Deregulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other banking institutions was a huge mistake! HUGE!
Wars going on this long is not helping, either.
Another point would be we are not seeing "change" when our only half-baked plan is to continue spending America broke.