I’m sure y’all saw this by now
The House voted on Wednesday to repeal the sweeping healthcare law enacted last year, as Republicans made good on a central campaign pledge and laid down the first major policy marker of their new majority.
The party-line vote was 245-189, as three Democrats joined all 242 Republicans in supporting repeal.
NC Blue Dog Heath Shuler, who voted against Obama(No)Care, voted against repeal. That’s right, Heath, people here in North Carolina will remember come 2012. You will be targeted, in the crosshairs if you will….yes, I wrote that, and, if you are so immature to not understand that they are simply words, and not a call to violence, then, you have no business in adult society.
BTW, remember when the whole original idea was simply to make sure that the 30-45 million Americans without health insurance had access? What happened to that simple notion? Anyhow, Organizing for America, Obama’s fund raising arm, was quick on the trigger in sending out an email. After some whining about special interests (you know, those same special interests who helped write the bill, and had liberals all pissed off?) we get
We’re putting together a dedicated team of organizers and volunteers across the country to protect our progress on health reform — and we need 45 donations from Raleigh to make sure they have the resources they need.
Chip in $3 or more to support Organizing for America and help stop repeal before it’s too late.
Then some more whining, followed by
Please donate $3 or more today:
Can you give $3? Because I think they really want $3 from you. Anything to avoid having to come to grips with the legislation being vastly unpopular, as the polls, especially that big on back in November, show.
Thursday morning update: just received another email from OFA, this time by Jen O’Malley Dillon, which apes much of the same language, and, yup, asks for $3 multiple times.
