Pre-Health Care Summit Arrogance by Dodd

In an Associated Press release regarding today's Health Care Summit being held by President Obama there is a quote from Senate Democrat Chris Dodd (CT) which I found quite offensive.

Not that it was vulgar in the four-letter word way.

Vulgar in Dodd's arrogance.

Dodd said, "We'll have that meeting. But far more important, after that meeting, you can either join us or get out of the way."

Excuse me, did he say, "Join us or get out of the way?"

Interesting terminology from an elected representative of the People.

The People being Main Street USA, of course.

That the People have spoken in opinion poll after opinion poll that they do not need or want a Trillion dollar healthcare overhaul, where some of the provisions do not even kick in for eight long years (after President Obama no longer occupies the WH), where Billions in earmarks were added to achieve votes from within their own party (earmarks that were promised would not be in any legislation), where buying healthcare coverage may be forced on 10 million Americans who may not want it at this point in their lives (or risk being "fined"), and where it does appear that non-citizens may be afforded coverage (ambiguous wording, at best), to name but a few points of contention.

Thus, for senator Chris Dodd to state, "Join us or get out of the way" is arrogance at its best (or worst, actually).

An elected representative of the People speaking in this manner does not deserve to be in public office, does not deserve the perks and benefits he is given (or takes), does not deserve his fabulous healthcare plan nor his retirement benefits.

More to the point, though, as was mentioned earlier, Americans do not want what has been proposed by the House or the Senate.

Yes, we do want and need healthcare reform.

But not at the price that is forecast (and, we all know, our government does not always make its budget projections).

And, not without Tort Reform, first.

In this American's opinion, Dodd simply deserves to be shown the door and asked to leave (without retirement benefits). That kind of arrogance has no place in statesmanship, from a "representative" of the People.

Over For Now.

Main Street One