Your Weekly GOP Trunk: So Much for Bipartisanship

Issue 25; August 28, 2009

Welcome to The Weekly Trunk - The Republican National Committee's weekly email update on all the latest news and political happenings. As you may know, President Obama has been traveling the country and Congressional Democrats are back in their districts to try and "sell" the American people on their dangerous government-run health care experiment that would increase health care costs, increase taxes, increase the deficit, and reduce health care choice and quality. That's why this week's "Trunk" focuses on the current health care debate, to inform and arm you with the facts you need to spread our conservative message and refute the misstatements of the Democrats.

This week's issue features...

First, Do No Harm – Especially To Seniors

As President Obama and Congressional Democrats try to sell Americans their government-run health care experiment, RNC Chairman Michael Steele explains why efforts to reform health care must not be done at the expense of our senior citizens. (Michael Steele, “Protecting Our Seniors,” The Washington Post, 8/24/09)

Seniors’ Health Care Bill of Rights

This week the RNC rolled out the Seniors’ Health Care Bill of Rights, a list of six protections for senior citizens that must be included in any health care reform legislation.

Still Climbing

The White House Office of Management and Budget released it's estimates on the federal budget this past week, and the news is anything but good. (“Federal Budget Numbers Now Stratospheric,” The Associated Press, 8/25/09)

Honesty is the Best Policy

Upon the release of the Obama Administration’s Mid-Session Review on the federal budget deficit, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor makes a plea to the Obama Administration for economic honesty. (House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, “Wanted: Economic Honesty,” Politico, 8/25/09)

So Much for Bipartisanship

Senator Chuck Schumer has made it clear that he is ready and willing to jettison bipartisanship to pass government-run health care. (Michael O’Brien, “Schumer: Dems ‘Making Preparations’ To Go It Alone On Healthcare,” The Hill, 8/24/09)

The Blame Game

President Obama has a nasty habit of blaming President Bush for his problems, and now even his fellow Democrats are getting tired of it. (Carol E. Lee, “Calls For Obama To Back Off Bush,” Politico, 8/24/09)

The Old Bait and Switch

President Obama said that “cap-and-trade” would be a market-based response to climate change, but it’s just another one of his government-run experiments. (David Schoenbrod and Richard B. Stewart, “The Cap-And-Trade Bait And Switch,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/24/09)

Cash for Cons

Vice President Biden said there would be waste in the stimulus bill. He was right. (Laura Crimaldi, “Cons Cash In On Stimulus Money,” The Boston Herald, 8/25/09)

Never Say Die

George Will explains why he believes President Obama’s goal is to enact giant government bureaucracies that can’t be undone. (George Will, “A Doctrine of No Retreat,” Town Hall.com, 8/23/09)

“Divisive”

Nancy Pelosi has the lowest approval ratings of anyone in Congress, and now she is losing support from her own party. (Paul Bedard, “‘Blue Dog’ Democrat: Pelosi Is Too Divisive To Be Speaker,” U.S. News and World Report, 8/25/09)