The Drudge Report links this morning to an important denunciation of Harry Reid's conspiratorial, socialistic "health care" bill by Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. Read these excerpts and then call or zip a note to your Senators. Tell them to vote "No" on this bill. Even if Democrats concede a bit on abortion or public option or Medicare, it remains a very bad, very dangerous, very unjust bill. Just say no!“Senators on both sides acknowledge that the health care bill we’re considering is among the most significant pieces of legislation any of us will ever consider. So it stands to reason that we’d devote significant time and attention to it. Indeed, some would argue that we should spend more time and attention on this bill than most — if not every — previous bill we’ve considered.
The Majority [the Democrat Party] disagrees. Why? Because this bill has become a political nightmare for them. They know Americans overwhelmingly oppose it, so they want to get it over with. Americans are already outraged at the fact that Democrat leaders took their eyes off the ball. Rushing the process on a partisan line makes the situation even worse.
Americans were told the purpose of reform was to reduce the cost of health care. Instead, Democrat leaders produced a $2.5 trillion, 2,074-page monstrosity that vastly expands government, raises taxes, raises premiums, and wrecks Medicare. And they want to rush this bill through by Christmas — one of the most significant, far-reaching pieces of legislation in U.S. history. They want to rush it.
And here’s the most outrageous part: at the end of this rush, they want us to vote on a bill that no one outside the Majority Leader’s conference room has even seen. That’s right. The final bill we’ll vote on isn’t even the one we’ve had on the floor. It’s the deal Democrat leaders have been trying to work out in private. That’s what they intend to bring to the floor and force a vote on before Christmas. So this entire process is essentially a charade...
This isn’t an energy bill. This is an attempt by a majority to take over one sixth of the U.S. economy — to vastly expand the reach and the role of government into the health care decisions of every single American — and they want to be done after one substantive amendment. This is absolutely inexcusable...
The only conceivable justification for rushing this bill is the overwhelming opposition of the American people. Democrats know that the longer Americans see this bill the less they like it. Here’s the latest from Pew. It came out just yesterday. A majority (58 percent) of those who have heard a lot about the bills oppose them while only 32 percent favor them.”
There is no justification for this blind rush — except a political one, and that’s not good enough for the American people. And there’s no justification for forcing the Senate to vote on a bill none of us has seen. Americans already oppose this bill. The process is just as bad. It’s completely reckless, completely irresponsible.”
