Health Care Reform: Game On! (Guest Voice)
Game On!
by Michael Reagan
Well, Democrats in Washington did it. They unilaterally passed a $938 billion health care plan that was overwhelmingly disapproved by Americans.
But not to worry, the United Nations Health Organization proclaimed our leaders courageous for their actions. I will prefer to call them extinct.
Voters fought, called, protested, and debated up until the moment of the vote. With willful blindness, many in the Democratically-controlled Congress simply chose to ignore their constituents.
It is easy to argue that the health care bill was the wrong prescription for our ailing economy and growing deficit. It is just as easy to argue against such a seismic shift to the size and influence of our government; anything that required so much intra-Democratic Party arm-twisting, threats and bribes to get it through their own caucus can’t be good for our nation. But Democrats in Washington aren’t satisfied there. Today our banks, auto industry, student loans all join our health care as being instruments of the federal government.
We’ve watched as, one by one, new segments of the economy have moved into the government’s balance sheet. The American people have been overlooked in favor of new power, new control, and new taxes. We’ve seen rough economic times, are still seeing them, but in spite of inappropriate government action we will make it through.
And come this November, voters will have a choice. A choice between a Republican Party that hopefully will have returned to its roots of smaller and limited government and responsible fiscal policies versus a Democratic Party that will stop at nothing to grow our government and grow our debt.
The time is now for us to act. Each of us has a responsibility to get engaged, help Republicans get elected and demand that Washington recoil from its massive expansion. I will do my part as well. Our PAC, Reagan PAC, is dedicated to finding and supporting Republican candidates that recognize the contemporary conservative principles of Ronald Reagan and are committed to their realization. We will target Democratic candidates in key swing districts across the nation who recently voted in support of this dangerous health care legislation, and seek to find qualified conservative candidates in these districts and states and others who can help return America on a path to prosperity.
We will also be working to defend the Republican candidates who have stood for sound, limited government in the face of an overwhelming big-government presence so that our worthy elected officials can stand against the volley liberal Democrats are sure to fling their way. And throughout this country, I will be on the ground working with activists, both conservative and independent, to build a new coalition for individual liberty.
I am eager to get to work, to further my father’s legacy and restore the greatness of this country.
This fight is important. This fight will not be easy, but the outcome will determine the shape of our nation for decades to come. This fight cannot be won without all of us becoming engaged come this November. …
Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is spokesperson for The Reagan Nation and chairman and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation (www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org).©2010 Mike Reagan.Mike’s column is distributed exclusively by: Cagle Cartoons, Inc., newspaper syndicate — and it is licensed to run on TMV.
16 Responses to “Health Care Reform: Game On! (Guest Voice)”
Predictable!
Funny, most pollsters show opinion is just about split. At least your advocating protesting in the voting booth rather than some of the violent rhetoric I've been hearing. The best part of being an American is the ability to agree to disagree!
It's your website and I know you strive to be objective in presenting a broad range of contributors, but I have absolutely no idea why TMV subjects its participants to Michael Reagan. He has no qualifications that justify an instructive role on your forum. His adoptive father RR marginalized and ignored him. At his high school graduation, his father introduced himself by saying, “My name is Ronald Reagan. What's yours?”. He replied, “I'm your son, Mike.” It never got much better until the senior Reagan slipped into the shadows of Alzheimers and didn't recognize him. See: “Family Outcast A Reagan Son Sadly Remembers Years of Neglect; Chicago Tribune, April 17, 1988. I apologize if this violates your malpractice rules but MR reeks.
I agree! It's The Moderate Voice, not The Republican Voice.
A case could be made that we should be open to and discuss viewpoints on both sides. But stuff from MR and his ilk is too nauseating to even make my way through it, let alone want to talk about it.
Cheer up lads… Always look at the bright side of life. A Michael Reagan is the only wingnut 'guest voice' that the right side of the room here don't instantly come to the defense of… I can't remember a time where they've even comment in a MR thread.
hi there waggle and not fully… m r has been with us as long as I've been at TMV, which is a little over four years now. Though some agree with your sentiments, other people like to read him. (as you might guess, doing editorial and hearing from all sides about what is not liked and what is liked, is a little bit like taffy pulling. Some days… man, lol) But, sort of like the strangely colored 'fruit' in fruitcake, just bypass if it's not your interest area. Life is short, please feel free to fill yourself with what you truly care about.
thanks.
dr.e
I thought this place was The Moderate Voice? How did Ronny Reagan's shadow puppet get in here pitch his Shamwow ad?
yeah. but dude. there's “opposing views” and then there's just making shit up.
I'm usually a critic of MR, but I suspect he speaks for much of the right, and I've appreciated his being represented here. I come here for a variety of viewpoints, not to hang out in an echo chamber where I'm always in agreement with posters and commenters. Hey, where's the fun in that?
Anyway, I fully expect the GOP to continue their old ways running up to November and will be surprised if they adopt the more reasoned and calm approachs advised by some of their more thoughtful members (no, not MR) although I'd enjoy being proven wrong about that.
um, 'cept I'm a dudette, dude
“dude”, used as an interjection, is genderless.
MR is about as relevant as Lynn Cheney. There has to be better voices in the Rep party.
I didn't take the time to read his article. I love me some free will!
kind of like how F*g doesn't mean gay anymore….man that was a great South Park episode
Ridiculous statement.
your mom.
Michael Reagan?
We need the voice of Moderation, such as John Dingell's:
http://www.examiner.com/x-6356-Wichita-Independ…
(This comment posting isn't going to be deleted, too, is it?)