Recess Roastings: Arkansas Democrats Can’t Take the Heat As Constituents Put On the Pressure

Arkansas Democrats Can’t Take the Heat As Constituents Put On the Pressure

Defeated and Overwhelmed, Mike Ross Puts “His Head In His Hands While The Crowd Shouted”

Democrat Leaders Encourage Rank-and-File to Walk the Plank on Healthcare:

“Faced with sagging approval for Democrats’ health care plans heading into the August recess, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday that his party will have a more focused message buoyed by deals emerging from both the House and Senate….‘We’re going to be on the air, we’re going to be in neighborhoods,’ he said. ‘We’re going to have a lot of help.’” (Steven T. Dennis, “Hoyer Says Democrats Going on Offense Over August,” Roll Call, 07/30/09)

Recess Roasting: “Ark. Crowd Mocks Lawmakers Over Obama Health Plan”:

“An unruly Little Rock crowd heckled and shouted at two Arkansas Democratic congressmen Wednesday, accusing them of supporting a government-backed health plan that would take away Americans’ personal choice and freedom.

“At one point, U.S. Rep. Mike Ross sat with his head in his hands while the crowd shouted. He and fellow Democratic Rep. Vic Snyder told audience members at a forum at Arkansas Children’s Hospital that they wouldn’t support a completely government-run, single-payer health insurance plan.

“But some were skeptical about the intentions of President Obama and Democrats in Congress.

“At this point in my life I have never seen my America turn into what it has turned into,” she said. “And I don’t think that representatives and senators are going to be able to (pass a plan that preserves personal freedom). I’m scared.” (Jill Zeman Bleed, Ark. Crowd Mocks Lawmakers over Obama Health Plan, Associated Press, 8/05/2009)

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