Obama Comes Knocking on Ed Perlmutter’s Door, Will He Answer?

Obama Comes Knocking on Ed Perlmutter’s Door, Will He Answer?

Healthcare Campaign Attempts another Stop in Colorado

Washington- A week after Nancy Pelosi’s failed attempt to win over Coloradans, the President brings his healthcare campaign to Colorado today and will surely look to Ed Perlmutter to help convince Coloradans to support healthcare takeover. With Democrats’ confidence in passing their radical healthcare plan deflating like an old balloon, Obama will need all the help he can get.

Earlier this month, Pelosi attempted to woo Perlmutter and Colorado constituents:

“Contrary to reports of squabbling between liberal and conservative Democrats, Pelosi insisted members of the party were on the same page — if not the same paragraph. ‘Do we have a diversity of opinion? Yes,’ she said. ‘But we do not have a split in the party.’ She ended her brief appearance by pledging victory in the health care battle. ‘When we are ready, we will bring a bill to the floor,’ she said. ‘And when we do, we will succeed.” (John Ingold, Pelosi visits Denver clinic, says Dems united on health reform, Denver Post, 8/06/2009)

“Nice try Nancy Pelosi, but Colorado residents did not buy into your PR campaign last week and they won’t buy into today’s pitch for the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain.  “If Ed Perlmutter is truly interested in lowering healthcare costs and restarting the true engine of our economy, then he wouldn’t support a government takeover of healthcare that will raise taxes, force millions of Americans out of their current coverage and potentially destroy five million American jobs.”

Perlmutter has already given his stamp of approval for government healthcare takeover:

“Perlmutter, a Democrat, believes the Obama plan will save money by eliminating fraud and waste and use technology to save dollars on paperwork. ‘People say it’s a trillion dollars, it’s a budget buster,’ Perlmutter said. ‘Well, that’s over 10 years. It’s the same amount as we’ve been spending in Iraq every year. So at least we’re spending it here and there is probably a half a trillion of that in savings.’”  (Howard Nathan, CBS 4: Local News, “Protesters Show For Perlmutter’s Health Care Talk,” 08/09/2009)

But when Obama knocks on Perlmutter’s door today, will he answer? Will these two stops on the Democrats’ healthcare campaign trail be enough to convince Perlmutter’s constituents to support the takeover or will they see through the campaign propaganda?

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