The following is a letter I emailed to IN-07 Congressman Andre Carson. He is a Democrat. Not particularly progressive, much more moderate than I would like. He is opposed to relegalization of Marijuana.

In his weekly newsletter, he is carrying the ball for the Democrat's health plan.

I am astounded at the cowardice and timidity of Democrats in general. Here they have control of the White House and control of both houses of Congress, and they still let themselves be bullied by the right wing. This is incredible.

He, and other politicians, refuse to rock the insurance/pharma cabal. Screw the corporations. It's past time for the people to take precedence!

Skywolf.

Dear Rep. Carson:

I am a supporter of Single Payer, maybe with some slight modifications of what that idea entails. I support Single Payer as it gives a level playing field in health care, and eliminates many of the concerns that plague our current U.S. healthcare system.

My knowledge of the political process is broad, having been an activist for social change for 40 years. I understand the climate of compromise, though I think the Democrats are missing a good opportunity to advance the social agenda that calls for health, peace and healthy prosperity.

It is highly embarrassing to me as an American that according to the World Health Organization, the United States ranks 37th in health care. Yet, our spending for healthcare is outrageous.

I have noticed that President Obama has switched his phraseology from “Health care reform” to “Health insurance reform.” I am assuming that President Obama has fallen prey to the lobbyists and special interests he has so eschewed during his march to the White House. According to several mainstream media reports, most of the Obama healthcare critics in Congress have received major campaign contributions from either the healthcare industry or the pharmaceutical industry. I am pleased to note their contributions to your campaign were small. Nevertheless, there is far too much influence among your colleagues on the part of big insurance and big pharma and that is quite seriously affecting the healthcare debate in this country.

I could live with President Obama’s healthcare package as he has presented it, but only with the public option. And there should be a goal of transitioning to Single Payer within a very few years. Unless President Obama and all Democrats stand up, grow a set and out-shout the right wing, we will get nothing worthwhile out of this healthcare proposal.

Above, I mentioned my support of Single Payer with some slight modifications. What would be the impact of a non-governmental, though governmental-regulated, not-for-profit organization to coordinate Single Payer? This would remove the stigma the right wing is trying to put on Single Payer, claiming it would cause us to be a Socialist nation, which of course it would not. It would allay somewhat valid fears of a bureaucratic nightmare being played on a national level to administer health care on such a broad scale.

It would also guarantee quality health care to all regardless of race, sex or social station. Canada’s situation is not intolerable. France has a good system, though the French are taxed heavily.

Personally, I would not object to paying more taxes so that all people could have quality health care. But this must be done with the good of the people, not the good of the corporations, in mind. Can you and the Democrats do that?

Insurance Industry Funded Fascism

Does anyone remember the debacle that happened in Florida in 2000? Right wing terrorists, led by James Baker and others threatened physical violence to those who were recounting the votes from the stolen 2000 election that put Bush and the fascists in power for eight years.

They're using similar tactics to keep their buddies in the health care industry rolling in the bucks.

The August 6, 2009 edition of the Rachel Maddow show quite adeptly connected the dots on who is behind the skirmishes at the town hall meetings.

Funny how the right wingers pull out the stops to squelch Democrat or left wing protests, but think they have the only right to protest. It's more evidence of a mass disconnect of rational thought on the part of the right, not to mention mass hypocrisy and nothing but lies.


Below is an Alternet link about the violence of the right wing.

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/141833/right-wing_turncoat_explains_why_conservatives_are_rampaging_town_halls/?page=entire

Will the left grow a set and counter this? Obama sure doesn't seem to have the courage to do so.