After getting an earful of challenges on everything from health care to whether he was actually abiding by his oath to uphold the Constitution, Senator Arlen Specter had this insight:
“They (objectors at the town hall) may not be representative of America, but they are significant, and their views have to be taken into account.”
Respectfully Senator Specter, you need to get out of the echo chamber of Washington!
The latest Rasmussen poll shows that 53% of Americans are against the plan being offered by the Democrats while only 42% support the plan. In addition, Rasmussen shows that 57% are opposed to a single payer plan with only 32% supporting one.
Senator Specter, not only are the concerns you are hearing “representative” of America, they represent the majority opinion of America. In fact, according to Rasmussen and other polling agencies, the harder the Democrats push and the longer the public is told that they aren’t smart enough to know what’s best for them, the lower the support for any health care reform legislation goes.
In fact Senator Specter, it is you who is not representative of your constituents or Americans in general. That said, there is something you have in common with the health care legislation. The more voters hear about you or health care reform, the more they think you are a rock, as in “sinking like a……“
