Ernie Anderson
Kernville
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72 minutes, 72 hours, 72 days, it makes no difference
Published on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:57 AM PDT
The recent plea by our congressman, Kevin McCarthy, for 72 hours to inspect a congressional bill, prior to voting on it, sounds reasonable, especially for hefty bills that would give some a hernia to lift into the trunk of their car. Even though the same House rules that have allowed the current House of Representatives to push legislation forward were in place and extensively utilized when the Republicans were in the majority, now they are crying foul! More importantly, what would Representative McCarthy and his Republican colleagues do if they had the 72 hours, or even 72 days, other than continue their rant against fabricated illusions such as “government takeover of health care” that are in no way intended or likely consequences of the health care bill? Obstructionist tactics and anti- government ranting have been the order of the day for the Republican minority in the House. They seem convinced that government activity, by itself, even when well crafted to help the public to live healthier lives free of the tyranny of Big Pharma and the unscrupulous health care corporations, somehow undermines their liberty. We need to elect Representatives who genuinely care about us! If they are Republicans, we can expect them to vote for what is best for America, not for an anti-government ideology such as they hear echoes of at town hall meetings.
Ernie Anderson
Kernville
Ernie Anderson
Kernville
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Comments
6 comment(s)Mac wrote on Nov 9, 2009 11:19 PM:
NonTaxPayers wrote on Nov 7, 2009 6:17 PM:
Libertarian wrote on Oct 31, 2009 8:37 PM:
Bob Walker wrote on Oct 27, 2009 6:02 PM:
A majority of Republican Senators went on the record to say that raping an American woman overseas is ok.
How Un-American is that?
Remember them at re-election time, send money to their opponents. Could their opponent be any worse? "
Constitutionalist wrote on Oct 27, 2009 5:56 PM:
In New York, a conservative seat is being contested by even MORE conservative Republicans, giving the Democrat a good shot at winning. Sarah (has a down syndrome child she wanted at home where she is not) Palin told the folks in New york not to vote for the R candidate. Seems this is going on elsewhere.
Step aside and let Sarah and Rush (4 times to drug rehab) solve our problem. "
Gail Korner wrote on Oct 21, 2009 12:27 PM:
Thanks, again, Mr. Anderson. "