Voiced my strong objection to H.R. 3200 and said if Hinchey voted for it he would not get my vote. He wouldn’t get it anyway. They took my name and 9 digit zip.

Found out about this a few minutes ago from Rush. Good going, Erick, getting Rush informed and thus millions of us!

BTW RS timed out for a while and then gave a 500 Internal Error. I wonder if the lefties are trying to cause you a DOS attack during this. Wouldn’t surprise me.

Mr. Burgess is currently opposed to HR3200 as it currently stands.

Called and was told “he supports health care reform.” I told the staffer that I support health care reform of some sort, too, but this bill is a non-starter. After pressing more on HR 3200, they said he’s leaning toward supporting it. I explained the many reasons that is unacceptable. She took my name and address. Here’s hoping and praying any ‘deal’ falls through and/or fewer than 60 Senators go for it.

both offices told me they were undecided. When I asked how they could
still be undecided when this bill could come to the floor by today or tomorrow, I got the run around. Melancon’s aide asked me what district I lived in (obviously recognized I didn’t have a Cajun accent), I told him it didn’t matter,
as his vote would affect ALL of LA & the NATION, besides which if he planned to run for the Senate, I would most certainly be his constituent. As my Mom
used to say, They’re as USELESS AS TITS ON A BOAR HOG!

Per Jason Altimre’s office staff, what is actually happening is that they are resuming work on the markup now. They will vote on the markup on Friday. No floor vote will occur until September.

This is per Roll Call as of 12:55 or so

Mr. Altmire opposed the bill in his committe.

He is opposed to the public option and can’t support the current bill. They took my name and zip.

I called Congress Murphy, the self described blue dog. His staff member was polite, took my information. I asked him which way the calls were going and he admitted that the calls were against the bill. Murphy was in the military and I spent 6 years in the Navy so we both have some idea of what government provided healthcare is like. I recounted a story where a reservist Navy doctor told me after a motorcycle accident that I should go to see a “REAL doctor” and not go to the Navy Hospital due to the seriousness of my injuries. I did go to a civilian hospital and everything worked out. I told the staff member in the congressman’s office that since he spent time in the military he should be familiar with government healthcare and is that what he really wants? If he wants to push a public plan on us then he should accept one for himself.

I also asked where the congressman stands on this issue. He said that Murphy has not made up his mind, that he was waiting to see what the final bill is going to look like. Murphy claims to be a blue dog but he rarely votes against Pelozi so I am not holding my breath that he votes the right way on this one ether. I also asked the staff member if the congressman was going to read the bill before he voted on it. All I got from that was a laugh. I can only guess that means no.

Only 16 months till Nov 2010. Hopefully we can turn the congress from blue to red then.

As I wrote elsewhere a day or two ago: they cannot be depended upon.

They are Dems first and have in most cases feigned their conservatism.

See this article by Merrill Matthews in the July 27th Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203609204574314311496220036.html

Vote NO and then take a well deserved break. Or vote YES and get ready for the pitchfork august action.

I know I need say no more than that…. Democrats are so full of …..

“You can get vouchers for cars but not for schools” DONTREADONME, bit of an aside but ties to the initial comparison/point I made in Comment title…. More to the point of this discussion….

We need to remind folks that WE tried to address most of the concerns/issues with Free Market solutions many times and Democrats have REFUSED to cooperate. Why should any of us now be expected to cooperate and allow them a complete Health Care takeover under THEIR FALSE PRETENSES?!?!? Medicare Advantage plans have helped move some Government control out to Private companies by handing the Medicare processing out to them, and DEMOCRATS want to roll-back that move as part of this whole power grab.

Called Putnam. He’s definitely voting NO on H.R.-3200. What a relief because I believe our D-Senator and our RINO-Senator will be voting yes on this when or if it comes to the Senate. Hopefully this bill will die in the House.

I just called the 15 listed here: http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/07/28/target-these-representatives-on-healthcare/ – in under 20 minutes.

Not one busy line, not one trip to voicemail, staffers were pleasant and not frazzled. I had those all day long on my cap and trade calls.

IMO, the democratic leadership got this action taken without the news getting out; so if they can whip up a vote before the pressure builds and the news gets out; it is passed this week.

I’ll be calling and emailing all nite. I encourage you to do the same or the government will be halfway to extreme controls and shortening life spans for you and everyone you know(Oh, and it’s going to throw the economy in the toilet too).

Emanuel sent gazillions to Bush districts in 2005 and 6 to get these clowns elected. The only reason he did was to provide a pad to Leadership. They really have no power, and on most important issues, they end up voting with the Administration and with Leadership, especially the ones with no seniority.

My take? Send in Palin, Jindal, and other fiscal cons to campaign against them for promising Young Turk businessmen and Iraq War veterans who campaign on Getting Our Affairs In Order and, implicitly, who campaign on cleaning out the stables in BOTH parties.

Understand that the electorate does NOT trust the Republican Party to contain spending. Nor should they. The GOP is still controlled by the Mittens/Bushtard wing that drove the Party into the ground. It will take a while for the Reagan wing to regain full control.

I have been looking for this: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/290253.php, with hat tip to Ace of Spades.

If they are about to take a month off, that’s plenty of time for me to get a “letter”, as emails delete easy and phone calls to each one of them.

Striking this down is more than worth the time now versus the end of life lost that Obama is telling you to get used to.

Care to join me ? Everything you need is in the link above.

What is better? Stuck in committee, or On to the Floor? As long as this legislation is stuck in committee there is that additional vote and the Blue (Yellow) Dogs (Non)rebellion protecting us from Socialized Medicine. If they vote it out of committee, then there is (more or less) a final bill. If that happens no one can use the excuse that they haven’t seen the final legislation. So, they can be pummelled at Townhall meetings backhome. Tea-partiers can do a full on assault of their storefront offices. Basically, they have nowhere to hide.

and PA-13 is deep blue. Allyson Schwartz is a Pelosi-Obamabot and will never vote against anything they put in front of her. How great would it be if the Red Tide of ’10 could get to her…

It is her policy not to disclose how she will vote. However, she does support Mr. Obama’s healthcare agenda. Which is how a coward says they are voting yes, no matter how destructive it is. Plus, Lowey has not voted against any Stimulus or other despicable legislation put in front of her thus far.

Folks from the district, this is not as “blue” as it once was and we have long memories. Why don’t you give Nita a call and let her know you vote and won’t be voting for her again.

You knew the ‘blue dogs’ were going to fold like the cheap suits they are; it’s in their nature. Just like it is in the nature of the scorpion to sting – we got stung big time again.

Not complaining about them (waste of energy). Yes, there is a chance that republicants (sic) could retake the house; however, they have to be conservative, remain so, and don’t get arrogant as they did after ’94. That is/was their downfall. If one looks at the blue dogs who folded; one will learn that they ran as conservatives in districts that are turning blue. Consequently, the republicant who was run was fighting an uphill battle; i.e., fighting against the demographic turn as well as the weak-willed republicants in congress who were taking the terrible advice of political consultants to run to the middle left.