The Democrats are upset about all the people showing up for their health care "town hall meetings." They are so used to these things being attended only by the people who agree with them, that they don't know how to handle those who disagree with them. The White House has promised them that they will use force if "any individual lawmaker is criticized in television advertising."
Harry Reid (he who says income taxes are voluntary) said, "These are nothing more than destructive efforts to interrupt a debate that we should have, and are having. They are doing this because they don't have any better ideas."
Harry is wrong on at least two counts here. Harry doesn't know the meaning of the word "debate" any better than he knows the meaning of the word "voluntary." A debate requires opposing views. He doesn't want an opposing view. And the Republicans do have better ideas -- no government health care, health savings accounts, tax rebates for insurance premiums, and a host of other options.
These are "organized" protests, claim the Democrats. Even if they are, so what? Our founding fathers did a little organizing, too, when they had that tea party in Boston Harbor! And if the people showing up at these town hall meetings don't reflect the will of the country, then why are Obama's poll numbers dropping?
"Handling the protests." The Dallas Morning News; August 7, 2009; p. 8A.
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