House GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) told reporters yesterday that, based entirely on his empirical experience, there aren’t any supporters of an optional government-run health-insurance plan. He said the government option is as “unpopular as a garlic milkshake.” He also acknowledged that by making this claim, he was “inviting” the plan’s supporters to call him:
“I’m still trying to find the first American to talk to who’s in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration. I’ve not talked to one, and I get to a lot of places and I’ve not had anyone come up to me — I know I’m inviting it — and lobby for the public option,” Boehner said.
“This thing (the public option) is about as unpopular as a garlic milkshake,” Boehner added, noting that he had not consumed such a milkshake.
As is usual for Bush-era Republicans, Boehner is either clueless or lying. Surely someone his staff has informed him that a Quinnipiac poll in Ohio two weeks ago found that Boehner’s home-staters are in favor of an optional government insurance plan, 57 percent to 35 percent.
Nationwide, the latest CBS News/New York Times poll found that 72 percent of Americans favor the government plan, while just 26 percent oppose it.
A SurveyUSA poll in late August found that 77 percent of Americans supported the government option.
If you’re a supporter of the government plan, Leader Boehner needs to hear from you:
- Washington: 202-225-6205
- Butler County: 513-779-5400
- Miami County: 937-339-1524
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Sen. Boehner, you say you don’t know anyone who supports the Public Option. Well, I have a very large extended family. We all support the Public Option and we vote!
If you want to let Mr. Boehner hear from lots of people who support the public option you’ll need a ZIP in his district. Apparently he doesn’t get the idea that he may have been elected from Ohio but he has a responsibility to the nation.
Here is one that will allow you to send him e-mail: 45069-6637
Here is the link to his contact page:
http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Contact/
Let’s all let him hear from people who support the public option.
What is wrong with this guy? His idea of leadership is “snark”. And to state that he hasn’t met anyone who wants a puplic option is a testament to his lack of communication with his constituents.
http://boldprogressives.org/boehner?refcode=bp_main