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2009-11-23 Home Front: Politix
Freshman Dem: Passing health care reform worth losing my seat
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Posted by Fred 2009-11-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top

#1 even if that means losing his seat in next year's midterm elections.

Clearly indicating he is fully aware (as is everyone else in the Congress) that his constituents DO NOT want this plan approved. But of course, they know what is best for America.
Posted by Besoeker  2009-11-23 01:52||   2009-11-23 01:52|| Front Page Top

#2 But Besoeker, if they manage to pass it, he'll be back---for ever.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-23 01:54||   2009-11-23 01:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Buh-bye!
Posted by Parabellum 2009-11-23 08:25|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]  2009-11-23 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 So much even for the facade of representative government.
Posted by Procopius2k 2009-11-23 09:10||   2009-11-23 09:10|| Front Page Top

#5 It seems that civil disobedience is appropriate for such laws that are passed by Congress that they don't have to obey themselves. If this health care reform is so great, why doesn't Congress have the same plan? What a crock of $hit!
Posted by JohnQC 2009-11-23 10:20||   2009-11-23 10:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Brave man. Especially since his seat is in jeopardy anyway.

Gutless wonders. I wonder if a group with some tar and feathers would change his mind.
Posted by DarthVader 2009-11-23 10:46||   2009-11-23 10:46|| Front Page Top

#7 I support a Congressional Amendment to allow the recall of sitting Congresspersons.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-11-23 12:36||   2009-11-23 12:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Not counting Social Security, which at least had popular support, the last time the Government tried social engineering on the scale was Probation.

That worked out well.

Now I do not mean to say that I see Dr. Al Capone in my future I expect that the Law of Unintended Consequences to be breath taking.
Posted by Kelly 2009-11-23 13:38||   2009-11-23 13:38|| Front Page Top

#9 think you mean 'prohibition' rather than 'probation'...
Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love  2009-11-23 14:34||   2009-11-23 14:34|| Front Page Top

#10 I wish him the best of luck in losing his seat.
Posted by Iblis 2009-11-23 14:47||   2009-11-23 14:47|| Front Page Top

#11 He already has a sweet lobbyist gig lined up? Rather enterprising young man to accomplish that in such a short time.
Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-11-23 16:56||   2009-11-23 16:56|| Front Page Top

#12 Old Mike Bennet has been promised an ambassadorship somewhere pleasant. Austria's nice, Switzerland even more so. Maybe Belgium.
Posted by Secret Master 2009-11-23 18:57||   2009-11-23 18:57|| Front Page Top

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