Right Wingers Vision of Truth
A friend of mine sent this via email today:
On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn that would require all Members and their staffs to enroll in any new government-run health plan. It took me less than a minute to sign up to require our congressmen and senators to drink at the same trough! Three cheers for Congressman John Fleming of Louisiana !Congressman John Fleming ( Louisiana physician) has proposed an amendment that would require congressmen and senators to take the same healthcare plan they force on us (under proposed legislation they are curiously exempt).Congressman Fleming is encouraging people to go on his Website and sign his petition (very simple – just first, last and email). I have immediately done just that at: http://fleming.house.gov/index.htmlPlease urge as many people as you can to do the same!If Congress forces this on the American people, the Congressmen should have to accept the same level of health care for themselves and their families. To do otherwise is the height of hypocrisy!Please pass this on!!
I would like to point out that No government health care plan is being FORCED on anyone. As usual the right wing of the Republican Party is never telling the WHOLE truth.
If there is a NEW gov health care plan (which it appears there won’t be), it will just be another OPTION to choose from, like United Health Care, Health Alliance, Medicare, etc….If you want to play that game, forcing a congressman/woman into doing what ever they vote on, then they should also all be FORCED to go to any war they approve of.
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