Republican double-standards on government-run health care insurance?
As of October, 151 Congressmen had “government-controlled” health care insurance plans. That’s close to 30% of our elected officials. 55 Republicans on that list have steadfastly opposed other Americans getting the public option, like the one they have chosen.
Here’s the list as it stood in October.
If Republicans in Congress think government controlled health-care is a problem, why do they continue to trust it for themselves and their families?
It seems no more than plain old political posturing, aimed at controlling the message going into the 2010 elections – messaging dictated by elite GOP strategists who aren’t even subject to election themselves.
We’re accustomed to politicians talking out of both sides of their mouths, at times, and putting the special interests that pledge donations ahead of the interests of the people who actually vote for them — but how a party that claims to be fiscally conservative can get behind a message that keeps us on a path to economic collapse is frankly mind-boggling.
Facing such a daunting prospect, having brought talking-points instead of substantive proposals of their own to the televised bi-partisan summit, the GOP — already saddled with the “Party of NO!” tag — gambled people won’t think they’re mostly Republi-cants.
