Hodespocrisy

Back in 2007 after a veto override of SCHIP failed Paul Hodes had this to say about the actions of those in congress how prevented passage.

1) There is a huge difference between what the President values and what the American people value. To the President and his allies in Congress, $190 billion this year for the war in Iraq is a necessity, but $35 billion to provide health care to uninsured children is an extravagance.

2) President Bush may be dismally unpopular with most Americans, but he is still revered by his supporters in Congress. Today they chose to carry out his will instead of the 81% of Americanswho support SCHIP. They chose to carry out his will instead of helping uninsured children get to the doctor. If there was any question where their loyalties lie, they've made it clear today.

(3) The change the American people voted for last November has only partially been carried out. There are still too many in Congress who wait for the President to tell them how to vote instead of listening to their constituents. Today on the floor of the House, partisan members of Congress chose loyalty to the President over loyalty to the people. And that, although not surprising, is a tragedy."

(Emphasis mine.)

Let's recap with some light editing.

"There is a huge difference between what the President values and what the American people value."

"President Bush Obama may be dismally unpopular with most Americans, but he is still revered by his supporters in Congress. Today they chose to carry out his will instead of the [majority] of Americans [who oppose his health care plan]... If there was any question where their loyalties lie, they've made it clear today."

and my favorite..

"There are still too many in Congress who wait for the President to tell them how to vote instead of listening to their constituents. Today on the floor of the House, partisan members of Congress chose loyalty to the President over loyalty to the people. And that, although not surprising, is a tragedy."

Does it get any better than this?

I honestly can't wait to repost this over and over after P diddy Hodes votes for the very unpopular Health Reform rider, which will then allow to pass a separate wretched piece of legislation which he claims to support in verbal excess, but which he can't even vote for.  But it doesn't even have to pass.  He just has to vote for it again, and he will.

Expanded SCHIP, by the way, passed with Paul Hodes help last year, and was a major stepping stone toward socialized medicine.  So the quotes are very relevant.  But while Mr. Hodes whines about being bullied, he's supported the medical industrial complex for years in their mission to get the government to guarantee their business model, and now that he's on the cusp of succeeding, he's become a victim of his own rhetoric.

Comments

[NH INSIDER]

Steve,

"he's supported the medical industrial complex for years in their mission to get the government to guarantee their business model"

and lets not forget that is exactly what happened to Higher Education and why it is so costly. The Government is paying and subsidizing students, so universities can spend freely full well knowing that the Government is going to give the university the money so the kid can go there. Oh and with the health care passage they also amended on the taking over completely of student loans by the government. A wholesale expansion of the Dept of Education!

WHHF!
Bob DeMaura

[GreyGhost]

Steve,

The underlying reasons for this bill be rammed through have nothing to do with healthcare, but rather with Obama's legacy and the Democrats desire to maintain control of Congress, government and our lives.

Hodes hypocrisy, along with that of the Hyphenated One, is not surprising in the least. Remember these are the elitist illuminatrie who know far better than the great unwashed masses (of which you and I are part and parcel of in their eyes) what is good for us.

As I stated in my post on the discussion board

"REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER

[Jim Splaine]

I think Congressperson Paul Hodes shows consistency with all those statements you quote. Remember, an election occurred in 2006 that rejected the legacy and actions of President Bush, thus Hodes was referring to that. In 2008, another election was held and guess what -- both Paul Hodes, AND Congressperson Carol Shea-Porter joined President Barack Obama in calling for health insurance reform. They won. They delivered. They kept their promises.

To me, that's democracy in action. November, 2010 might or might not be an indicator of what the voters at that time think they did, but I'm on their side and I think most American voters will thank their President and Members of Congress who stood up to special interests, put aside the lobbying of the insurance company big-buck CEOs, and supported the people.

Ours should not be a government run by polls or tea parties or coffee parties or even blogs and television commentators. It should be run by elections, and that's what our Founding Fathers (and Mothers) set up in the Constitution. I support that Constitution. Don't you?

[Steve Mac Donald]

Grey Ghost. I know all that. And you know I kow, if you read even a fraction of my posts. But the point is the quote. It's priceless. I mean c'mon.

"There are still too many in Congress who wait for the President to tell them how to vote instead of listening to their constituents...

This IS Paul Hodes.

And Jim. Stop. Please. America does not want this. Hodes voted for it becasue Obama and Pelosi wanted it. Yet here we have his words claiming this behavior is...a tragedy.

So Hodes and the democrat votes for health reform are a tragedy and Hodes is a hypocrite.

[Jim Splaine]

Steve -- if you're looking at the polls on health insurance reform, and specifically the bill that was passed -- remember that a large percentage of those saying they were against this bill were in favor of something even stronger. They'll be supporting Democrats in November, and the President in 2012, because at least we got THIS far.

See you at the ballot box.