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Rep. John "Blue Dog" Barrow Signs On To Kill Public Option
Not surprising: John "Blue Dog" Barrow -- a conservative GOP-wannabee Democrat
that usually votes the way his business donors tell him to vote --
signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi espoused the evils in the public-option part
of the health-care reform proposal. John Barrow is up for re-election in 2010.
Georgia's 12th needs to find a REAL DEMOCRAT to run against Barrow and send the incumbent's 'blue butt' home where he will no longer enjoy the best health insurance plan taxpayers' money can buy.
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They are raising some points which are hard to argue with:
1) reform should be deficit neutral - Obama has said this too and I think it's a reasonable point.
2) small-businesses shouldn't be put out of business if they are forced to cover employees
3) a public-option should be on a level-playing field with other options
4) legislation shouldn't be quickly rammed through Congress (like Cap-and-Trade was)
July 12, 2009 8:11 AM | Reply | Permalink