Oklahoma’s senators are shining beacons of democracy
Remember when a constituent of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn showed up at a town hall and cried that her husband couldn’t get medical treatment because her family’s insurance wouldn’t cover it? And he told her to ask her neighbors for help?
(He also said his Senate office would help her, but didn’t indicate whether or not she’d have to kiss his ring first.)
Well, Coburn’s fellow Oklahoman, Jim Inhofe, decided that he wouldn’t be outdone in health care crazy by the junior member of his state’s Senate delegation:
At a town hall meeting Wednesday Sen. Jim Inhofe told Chickasha residents he does not need to read the 1,000 page health care reform bill, he will simply vote against it.
“I don’t have to read it, or know what’s in it. I’m going to oppose it anyways,” he said.
Inhofe said public opinion and information provided by news media have helped him become a staunch non-supporter of the bill. He said he would prefer waiting until after mid-term elections to enact reforms. He did not say nothing should be done. He simply feels that a topic as important as healthcare should not be rushed through the Senate or House of Representatives.
Sorry, what was that about us needing Senator Kennedy’s presence to forge a bipartisan compromise on health care reform?
I’m happy that Betsey McCaughey in the New York Post and Sarah Palin’s Facebook page and a few people saying, “I AM AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE” at town halls are having more of an impact on Senator Inhofe’s opinions than the actual text of a bill that might some day come before him. THAT’S HOW THE FOUNDING FATHERS INTENDED THE SENATE TO WORK.
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Is it permissible to ridicule the south again? Can I laugh at Leghorn Foghorn please, because the guys down there repeatedly say dumb ass things that make them look like fools to anyone in the country who made it past the sixth grade. They are so friggin ignorant that it is just down right funny or would be if those who voted for these fools knew a joke when they voted for it.
I wish this were pretend, cause then it would be hilarious. It is not funny though, because these people are really representatives of an entire state. One whole state chose these fruitcakes to decide what is best for all the citizens. Politicians like them make people move to Canada.
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