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Just got a request from the DFA to celebrate the passage of the healthcare bill in the house of representatives. Are they nuts!WHAT THEY SAID:
thanking our Democratic delegation of Oregon.
Thank Oregon's healthcare heroes
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Rep. David Wu and Rep. Kurt
Schrader are true healthcare heroes! Because of their leadership and
critical YES votes for reform, we're the closest we've come to finally
achieving healthcare legislation that holds insurance companies
accountable and offers choice and competition through a public option.
They deserve our most sincere thanks.
Oregon's healthcare heroes need to hear from Oregonians. These
Congressmen helped pass the most comprehensive healthcare reform bill
in the history of these United States. Theydeserve our thanks.
Find a Thank You Rally near you
MY RESPONSE:
The bill passed by three votes, and the **stupak amendment says to
women, just about all women, that you cannot get insurance that will
pay for just about any abortion. The exception seems to be if the
mother's life is in danger.
You will hear from **blumenauer, (3rd Dist. Oregon) and others that this
is a first step. That is a lie. Whatever we get though the congress
this year will be the best we can get; the outlining years will be
less, not more, for healthcare. They should be shunned not cheered.
When they vote in the house, they count and know how many votes they
have on their side. If they don't have enough votes, they postpone
until they can get enough. The argument now is as phony as blumenauer
signing statements that he will not do something and the next week or
so doing it anyway. This bill is a sham and progressives, real
progressives must stand and say, thank you for voting against the
stupak amendment, but voting for the bill with the stupak amendment in
it is a betrayal of the highest order. I heard one progressive suggest
that the senate will take it out, bullshit!
So, go to your DFA rally and cheer for the passage of this sellout--how stupid are you?
The new argument will now be, choose between woman's rights and
healthcare. That is outrageous and brought to you by the democrats.
**stupak is a democrat! DFA is now a shill for the conservative
democrats and that is a sad day for all of us.
For Justice,Peace and *Laughter,
Joe Walsh-Lone Vet
Individuals for Justice
Veterans Against Torture
* Why laughter?? Because without it I would have gone insane years ago.
**Refuse to capitalize due to disrespect/disappointment or both
Sen. ** harry reid must be replaced as Majority Leader, call me when you agree or just go away!
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Mohandas Gandhi
