Wednesday, March 03, 2010

OBAMACARE'S DEFINING MOMENT: IT'S DO OR DIE (LITERALLY) By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

Published on DickMorris.com on March 2, 2010


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On a Sunday talk show this past weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if she had the votes to pass Obama's health care bill. Her answer was a one-word "yes."


With that one word - if it stands - she will seal the fate of America's health care system. We must not let her prediction become reality.


Obama's bill will easily pass the Senate. It is only in the House that we have a chance to prevail.


This week the League of American Voters has raised close to $200,000 and spent all of it - plus about $50,000 left over from other appeals - to run ads in twelve Congressional districts now represented by vulnerable Democrats who voted for Obama's health
care bill when it first passed the House this past autumn.



Pelosi got 220 votes them (215 voted no) so she has no margin for error. She needs all twelve of these Democrats to walk the plank and vote yes again!


One week's worth of media, however, won't be enough to bring these Democrats to our side. We need another $250,000 to run the ads a second week.


Please CLICK HERE to donate...even if you have donated already.


CLICK HERE to see a sample ad.


The ad says (paraphrased):
"Congressman Mike Arcuri voted for Obama's health care proposals. For a $500 billion cut in Medicare. For rationing of health care. For a surcharge on income taxes. Now Pelosi and Obama want Arcuri to be the swing vote in passing his program again. Please call Mike Arcuri and ask him to vote no to save our health care."


The phone numbers for the Congressman remain on the screen all during the ad.


We already have reports of the members' phones being jammed with callers.


We need to keep up the pressure. We can't let these votes stand.


If Obamacare passes if will provide:


• A $500 billion cut in Medicare


• 30 million new patients with no new doctors


• Health care rationing


• Protocols of care to deny costly treatments based on how many "Quality Adjusted Life Years" remain


• Require the uninsured to pay $8500 to buy policies


• Fine them 2.5% of their income if they don't


• And send them to jail if they don't pay


• Tax medical devices like pacemakers and automated wheelchairs


• Force up premiums for all Americans by $2,000 a year


• Add $500 billion to the federal deficit (by 2024)


• Raise income taxes 2.5%


• Raise capital gains taxes 2.5%


• Cut reimbursement to doctors who order too many tests for patients


Please give us the tools to stop this bill. This is the last ditch!


To support the League of American Voters in their efforts to stop Obama -- Go Here Now.


Thank you!!!



PHONE NUMBERS FOR SWING VOTE CONGRESSMEN:
PLEASE CALL!




DC OFFICE
LOCAL OFFICE

Harry Mitchell
(202) 225-2190
(480) 946-2411

Gabrielle Giffords
(202) 225-2542
(520) 881-3588

Ann Kirkpatrick
(202) 225-2315
(928) 226-6914

Jerry McNerney
(202) 225-1947
925-833-0643

John Salazar
202-225-4761
970-245-7107

Jim Hines
(202) 225-5541
(866) 453-0028

Alan Grayson
(202) 225-2176
(407) 841-1757

Bill Foster
(202) 225-2976
630-406-1145

Baron Hill
202 225 5315
812 288 3999

Mark Schauer
(202) 225-6276
(517) 780-9075

Gary Peters
(202) 225-5802
(248) 273-4227

Dina Titus
(202) 225-3252
702-256-DINA (3462)

Carol Shea-Porter
(202) 225-5456
(603) 743-4813

Tim Bishop
(202) 225-3826
(631) 696-6500

John Hall
(202) 225-5441
(845) 225-3641 x49371

Bill Owens
(202) 225-4611
(315) 782-3150

Mike Arcuri
(202)225-3665
(315)793-8146

Dan Maffei
(202) 225-3701
(315) 423-5657

Earl Pomneroy
(202) 225-2611
(701) 224-0355

Steven Driehaus
(202) 225-2216
(513) 684-2723

Mary Jo Kilroy
(202) 225-2015
(614) 294-2196

Zach Space
(202) 225-6265
(330) 364-4300

Kathy Dahlkemper
(202) 225-5406
(814) 456-2038

Patrick Murphy
(202) 225-4276
(215) 826-1963

Christopher Carney
(202) 225-3731
(570) 585-9988

Paul Kanjorski
(202) 225-6511
(570) 825-2200

John Spratt
(202) 225-5501
(803)327-1114

Tom Perriello
(202) 225-4711
(276) 656-2291

Alan Mollohan
(202) 225-4172
(304) 623-4422

Nick Rahall
(202) 225-3452
(304) 252-5000
Steve Kagen
(202) 225-5665
(920) 437-1954

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