"111 new boards and commissions" looks good as a battle cry. "111" is a big number and a good number to use.
111
But . . .the good folks in the middle will look at "111" and then they'll realize that their medical bills are even bigger numbers. "111" won't do the trick.
Less coverage. Higher taxes.
Death Panels. Longer Waits.
All of that is true. None of it is sexy enough.
You gotta give 'em a hook:
Just Say "NO"
Nancy Reagan nailed it a long time ago.
Just say "NO" and then go on to sell what John Boehner put into his radio address on Saturday and what I rewrote for him (see below, Nov. 1 entry):
“Medical care is your medical care. The issue is to lower health care costs and make it easier to obtain high quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on individual families or impossible debt on all of us together.”
Be careful. Go slow.
It’s your healthcare.
And, it can’t be free.
Ultimately, this isn’t about healthcare. That’s why today’s election is so very important.
It’s about power.
The GOP leadership hasn’t done a very good job of recognizing that. And, I’m surprised that Newt failed to recognize the importance of this situation.
Those folks who backed Doug Hoffman were fighting this battle against ObamaCare, too.
Don’t call it PelosiCare because general voter outrage is only a vague threat to Nancy Pelosi, where it is an enormous threat to The Won.
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