Letter to the Editor:

Politicians again show no backbone

Dave Mesker, Las Vegas

Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 | 2:01 a.m.

Regarding Robert Doria’s letter to the editor in Saturday’s Las Vegas Sun, headlined “Americans voted for health care reform”:

In one point in his letter, Mr. Doria wrote that “after the election, the Democrats had a 60-seat majority in the Senate (if you count the two independents who usually vote with the Democrats) and a 59 percent majority in the House. Numbers like that haven’t been seen in more than 30 years.”

My question is: Why are we having this discussion? The Democrats have all the votes, but somewhere they lost their will to govern. They all keep waiting for President Barack Obama to walk on water, but it has not happened.

Now the American people are speaking, and guess what? The politicians have gone back to their same old playbooks: How do we get reelected and cover our rears?

Sorry, but this is never going to change till the American people change the way we do business in Washington. The Congress is a fraternity — members have money, power and, by the way, health care you and I don’t have.

The guy who can outspend the other guy gets elected 95 percent of the time, no matter what branch of government he is in, and, oh yes, the lobbyists work on both sides of the aisle. This is a story with no end; my father was talking about this 50 years ago.

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By Houstonjac (Bob Jack)

Sept. 7, 2009

4:32 a.m.

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We will get health care reform,but the American people still have a voice. When the dense headed
Congress gets that message, we'll get the reform that is best for America---NO PUBLIC OPTION!!!
By jlb101

Sept. 7, 2009

5:49 a.m.

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Many newly elected democrats in the house are scared to vote for it because they know the voters will send them packing in 2010. Support for Obama and health care reform both have been dropping ever since the voters have heard and seen more about them. They are both bad for America.
By neiman1

Sept. 7, 2009

8:17 a.m.

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Democrats and Republicans are different across this country. A democrat from the mid west or the south would be considered a republican or worse in New York City or San Fransisco.

Give them a couple of more months, they will eat each other alive.
By LarryVegas

Sept. 7, 2009

9:18 a.m.

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neiman1 mentioned something interesting about the demographics of the political parties. I was raised in Kansas and considered myself a Democrat because Kansas Democrats are/were somewhat more conservative then the Republicans. After abortion became a political issue, the parties got more polarized. I do not belong to any political party. I consider myself either a conservative liberal or a liberal conservative.
By LarryVegas

Sept. 7, 2009

1:37 p.m.

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Hey, I just got it...

Politicians - Backbones...
By teamster

Sept. 7, 2009

3:19 p.m.

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Larry Vegas:
Why don,t we all just call ourselves Americans
and be done with it.
By LarryVegas

Sept. 7, 2009

7:24 p.m.

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teamster's right. And exercising our right to free speech is essential to our form of government.