Chatham, VA – Incumbent Democrat, Rep. Boucher running for re-election in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District released an ad touting his vote against government run healthcare. In the ad, Rep. Boucher said he voted against the bill because, “it’s deep cuts to Medicare would harm seniors.” (see here)
Rep. Perriello promised he would consult “his constituents, conscience and do what’s best” when he voted for the the massive government takeover of healthcare. The majority of the people Rep. Perriello represents are opposed to the the bill (see here) because of the deep cuts to Medicare.
The Washington Post reported last year, well before Rep. Perriello voted for the healthcare bill, that it would “slash Medicare by $500B in future spending” and “sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of others (see here).”
If you’re a senior who depends on Medicare, you’re probably asking yourself, “Why would Rep. Perriello vote for a bill that his constituents are against and cuts Medicare by $500B?”
Republican Congressional Candidate in Virginia’s Fifth District, Robert Hurt, released the following statement:
“We always knew that Obama’s takeover of healthcare would add more taxes to struggling middle class families, crush small businesses and drive jobs overseas. Now Rep. Perriello’s fellow Democrat Rep. Boucher is reaffirming the sad truth that Perriello has tried to hide from us – this bill will cut Medicare by $500B and it will hurt our seniors.
I’ve opposed the government takeover of healthcare from day one because it is a job killer and a huge tax increase on middle class families and small businesses. We can’t afford Rep. Perriello’s tax increases any longer and our seniors certainly can’t afford a $500B cut to Medicare.
Once elected, I’ll go to Washington and fight for policies that create jobs, cut taxes on struggling Virginians and help our seniors.”
And now, for the bonus round. We get another idiotic yet telling statement from the Hurt campaign. (link here: http://www.roberthurtforcongress.com/news/read.aspx?id=81)
This, his latest press release, complains of Perriello’s vote for the Obama healthcare bill.
Hurt’s primary focus in the article is that the bill cuts $500 billion from Medicare. Hurt then accuses Perriello of trying to hide this fact from the voters.
But this was one of the foremost facts tauted by Obama White House as a way to pay for the bill – that the bill would cut $500 billion from Medicare, but that these cuts would be in the form of eliminating “waste, fraud, and abuse” in the system, and not result in cuts to services for seniors covered under the plan. Neither Perriello nor any other democrat politician tried to hide this aspect of the bill – they yelled and screamed this from the mountain tops because it seemed to exude fiscal conservative politics. So, Hurt got his facts wrong again while trying to appear tough on Perriello. Instead, he ends up looking like a mal-informed dweeb.
Hurt states most of the constituents in the 5th District oppose the bill because of the $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. But the fact is, Rob, that we oppose the bill because of its unconstitutional aspects, including individual mandate and its regulations on an industry that impinges on the right of privacy between a doctor and patient (more could be said). Someone please tell Rob to talk to Ken (Cuccinelli,that is) to see if Ken can remind Rob of the Virginia legislature’s vote against any federal requirement to purchase healthcare insurance. Remember the lawsuit, Rob?
Hurt then goes on to say he opposed the Obama healthcare bill because ” it is a job killer and a huge tax increase on middle class families and small businesses.” Well, Rob, suppose the bill did not result in huge tax increases and kill jobs. Would you then support the bill despite its unconstitutional provisions? Man, this ought to be an easy one for Rob? But he cannot even pull this one off. (I saw a poster at the 9/12 rally in DC that featured George Washington addressing Congress with the statement – “WT_!”)
Hurt then states he will go to Washington to “create jobs, cut taxes, and help our seniors.”
But no word from Rob on how he will accomplish this. All we ever get from Hurt is his “just-so”, so-called ideas. How will you create jobs, Rob? Vote for an earmark to federalize the tank museum in Danville thereby “creating” a few construction jobs? Cut taxes for who? Corporations? Low-income folks? What about McPadden’s idea of across the board tax cuts to get the economy running again? What about cutting programs and spending that have no constitutional basis, Rob? Has that idea popped into your head lately?
Upon what constitutional basis do you propose to “help our seniors”, Rob? Would that be shoring up Medicare and putting Social Security on a sound fiscal footing? Let’s see, would that be in Article VIII, Clause II, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution? But does this section of the constitution really give the federal government that power?
(For those who care, the U.S. Constitution has only seven articles. There is no 8th article. Did I getcha? The one constitution that I know of that promises health care and payments to seniors is the constitution OF THE FORMER USSR!!) Did you know this, Robby?
I wonder if Hurt plagiarized the information for this article from one of his childrens’ homework assignments.
Substance, Rob! Passion, Rob!
It is indeed a dry and thirsty land for conservatives in the 5th.
If Hurt doesn’t make a huge change the high school kids he has working for his campaign are going to lose the election for him.
Hey, morph! You are just so FULL of dog excrement, you make me sick with your self-righteousnous. When you have actually made a Difference in this world, or, in your own little world; come back and preach to us again! Then, maybe, you might have an audience!
In the meantime, you’re just noise!
Morp “But no word from Rob (ert Hurt) on how he will accomplish this”
Step One: Beat Little Commie Perriello
Step Two: Do the opposite of whatever little Commie did.
A: Listen to your constituents.
B: Represent the people of the 5th District
C: Don’t bow your hole to the North East just to get money
D: Worry more about your district than your vanity and your career