Reading CQ Politics "Health Care Ad Wars Heat Up as Recess Begins" by Emily Cadei inspired me to offer this post on that page:
The ads and town hall meetings will serve the Democratic House members well.
One of the things I did not like about the previous administration was the conservative penchant for sacrifice bunts. Home folks right to be heard was too often sacrificed for tactical reasons. conservatives either thought they were above listening to their constituency or else were afraid to hear what the voters had to say. Thus, serious issues were often voted on right before a recess.
I am glad the Democrats are going home to talk about health care reform with their constituents before a vote is taken. It is a great big important issue. It means a lot to us now and will mean even more when a bill is signed into law. We deserve to be heard on the subject. From the news reports I’m reading, conservatives are opposed to everything including allowing us the opportunity to listen to our Representative. conservatives are afraid to let us hear the truth and don’t want us to make up our own minds about health care reform.
So for me, knowing there are Democratic Representatives holding town halls, trying to be heard over the conservative loud mouths, makes me more likely to support health care reform. I look at the loud mouth conservatives who have no idea how to comport themselves in a public forum and I think these folks don’t represent me, nor will they ever represent me.
