Democrats on Healthcare: Now the Trillion Dollar Tribute to Teddy
Ah yes… It’s tragic times like these that pull our elected representatives together, weathering the storm of adversity under the unifying flag of beltway opportunism.
Earlier today a post was made on Madame Speaker Pelosi’s useage of the passing of Ted Kennedy to bolster support for Democratic healthcare reform.
While it’s far from surprising, the use of Senator Kennedy’s death as as support for governmentally run healthcare doesn’t seem to be limited to Madame Speaker Pelosi. Here’s what a few prominent liberals had to say about Kennedy, less than 24 hours after his death.
Sen. Robert Byrd, Democrat from West Virginia, said he hoped that when legislation has been signed into law, it “will bear his name for his commitment to insuring the health of every American.”
Andy Stern, president of SEIU: “Let us continue his cause. Let us take action this year to pass healthcare reform.”
Markos Moulitsas [DailyKOS]: “Honor Kennedy’s legacy by passing real health care reform.”
These sources taken, slightly abridged from James Pethokoukis’s great article over at Reuters.
I guess what I find odd about the left using Kennedy as leverage for governmentally run healthcare is that only after his passing has former Senator Ted Kennedy become the crux of this nationwide push.
Y’know… a push that has taken place entirely during a period of time in which Senator Kennedy was too infirm to show up for regular Congressional duties.
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