Brett Guthrie Jumps On Repeal Crazy Train

Seems vulnerable freshman Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY2) is guzzling the repug kool-aid.

We will work to repeal the government takeover of health care and start over with solutions that focus on lowering costs.

Better double-check that one, Brettsie-boy: the feckless thugs who pass for repug party leaders have been backpedaling on it all week.

Sunday night, I voted against the Senate-passed health care bill because of the negative impact it will have on Kentucky. An overwhelming majority of Kentuckians who contacted me are against this bill.

Did you ask them why they opposed it? Your 22-county chunk of rural Kentucky is overpopulated with the uninsured working poor whom health care reform will help enormously. Did you make any attempt to correct their fear- and lie-driven misunderstanding of what the bill will actually do for them?

I talked about the consequences of the millions of dollars in unfunded Medicaid mandates that would be sent to the commonwealth.

No, you told them more lies on top of the ones repugs have been telling for a year.

As the ranking member of the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness subcommitee, I not only spoke about the unfunded Medicaid mandate, but also the government takeover of student loans that is included in the reconciliation bill.

One of Kentucky's major state universities is located in your district; both it and the many potential students living in the area will benefit because those loans taken over by the government will be far cheaper and easier to pay off than the ripoffs peddled by greedy private banks.

Seniors in my district are looking for help, and this bill cuts Medicare by half-a-trillion-dollars.

Wow, the precise opposite of the truth. The antipode of fact and reality, you might say. Not only does the bill NOT cut Medicare, it closes the Medicare prescription "donut hole" that costs Second District seniors hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

Families were hoping for more affordable health care, and the bill raises their taxes and insurance premiums.

Another 100 percent falsity! You're on a roll, Brett. The bill raises taxes only on families earning more than $200,000 per year, of which there are perhaps 17 in your impoverished district. I supposed you could say that subsidized, affordable payments are technically "raised" over the zero people pay for no insurance at all, but something for a little is better than bankruptcy for nothing.

Kentucky's state legislators are working tirelessly to balance the state budget while preserving vital education and infrastructure projects and this bill gives them millions in unfunded Medicaid mandates.

Kentucky's state legislators are, as usual, wasting taxpayers' time and money on hookers, blow and bible babble, and nothing in the bill is "unfunded."

And small businesses, who have historically employed more than half of the U.S. workforce, are seeking to get the economy back on track and this bill will make it harder for them to hire new employees and continue to provide for the ones they currently have.

Perfect lie number three! That's what the single-payer-enjoying Canadians call a hat trick. Small businesses are, in fact, the biggest beneficiaries of this bill because they get major tax breaks - remember when repugs were in favor of tax breaks? - on the cost of providing health insurance to their employees. Insurance, by the way, that keeps their employees healthy and on the job.

The American people were were looking for the light at the end of the tunnel and Washington sent them a freight train.

Let's save the Vietnam analogies for Afghanistan, shall we, Brett? They've got more than enough work to do there.

The issue of health care reform is not over. We will work to repeal the government takeover of health care and start over with solutions that focus on lowering costs.

You bet your furry, too-white ass it ain't over. Keep pushing for repeal, Brett - every word brings single-payer closer. And let us know as soon as you come up with a "solution" that cuts the deficit more than the $1.3 TRILLION this bill will cut it. I'm sure you won't mind if we don't hold our breath.

Feel free to visit my website to read my principles on health care reform, statements and press releases and watch videos.

Don't worry, we will. This is way more entertaining than American Idol.

I appreciate hearing your opinions on the future and direction of our country and encourage you to continue to email, call or write me to let me know your thoughts.

Yes, definitely do email, call or write Brett to let him know what you think of his intelligence-insulting cliches and lies. The House of Representatives' email system protects their sissy little asses by making you enter a zip code from inside that particular district before you can send an email. But that takes just a couple of clicks to get around.

Here's a clickable list of the Second's 22 counties. Click on any county's web page, then "contacts" to find a list of government agency addresses with zip codes. Use whichever one you like.

Or click here to find out more about Ed Marksberry, the complete unknown running as a Democrat to unseat Guthrie.

Cross-posted at They Gave Us A Republic ....