This won't be a long diary, but it is an interesting article.
Progressive Democratic legislators are crying foul at recent reports that GOP Congressman-elect Andy Harris (R-Md.) complained about the limitations of his congressional health care plan, unveiling a new letter asking such health care reform naysayers to forfeit their own federally provided insurance coverage.
I agree. If you don't support Federally-funded health care, then put your money where your mouth is.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
This is a gutsy move, and pretty clear cut if you ask me.
http://www.politico.com/...
Boehner and McConnell spokesmen declined comment.
Imagine that. They are 'do as I say, not as I do' to their very last breath!
It is important for the American people to know whether the members of Congress and members-elect who have called for the repeal of health insurance reform are going to stand by their opposition by opting out of the care available to them at the expense of hard-working taxpayers. We look forward to your response in the coming days about exactly how many of the members in the Republican conference will be declining their taxpayer-supported health benefits."
For now, it looks like they'll hold on to their taxpayer-subsidized health care coverage, while working to halt, or at least stall, the implementation of the Democratic health care reform package.
And we wouldn't expect anything less from them, though we'll probably get it.