Democrats, do not let your guards down; health care still has a long way to go. Now hit the road and educate people. Expose LIES!
The behavior of the Republicans have been unbelievable! I thought we were all supposed to be Americans first. When I listened to Rep. Boehner and others I am simply stunned. However, if we read comments made by Republicans when President Johnson was trying to get Medicare passed we will see that this is a consistent pattern for Republicans; they support big businesses and the very wealthy and could care less about the average American. Where was the Republican opposition and outrage when president George Bush was piling up the deficit and running the country into the ground? Why weren’t they asking how we were going to pay for the unnecessary war in Iraq? Where were these fiscal conservatives when the economy was going south and war was going north? They oppose health care reform and health benefits for hard working Americans, but they support bailout for the rich and tax breaks for the super wealthy! They did until President Obama took office then they started asking questions. Sheer hypocrisy.
To the Democrats I say: you dropped the ball by allowing the Republicans to frame the issue of health care reform using the most outrageous language, deception and flat out lies. Now you Democrats need to hit the road with town meetings, forums and the facts, educating Americans about what this really means for all of us. Do not sit back any longer and think people will understand. Unfortunately, you cannot depend on people understanding your good intentions; they need to be factually informed without room for LIES to fester. It is harder now because too many people are already convinced of, or predisposed to believing the lies that have been fed to them. Democrats now need to overcome those lies and give people the facts. This is harder; however, present the long-term benefits of health care reform starting now. Educate the American public as to the accumulative benefits on all levels of having good comprehensive health care. We have a long way to go. But with coordinated and concerted efforts it can be done, and it MUST be done starting now. It is important to engage people and allow them to ask thoughtful questions.
Health Care reform is a Public GOOD. It is good for Americans; it is good for the workplace; it is good for families, but they need to be adequately informed. To all five congressional representatives in CT, I say, please start the education process NOW.