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pnc74w 3 years, 3 months ago
What a Republican Health-Care Reform Bill Would Look Like
Mr. Robert M. Levy, the article reports, is chairman of the Moore County Republican Party. He reports his e-mail as LAW52@prodigy.com. My mind leaps to the question, "Is Mr. Levy an attorney whose practice defends physicians and insurance companies in malpractice cases?"
If the answer is affirmative, it seems to explain the reason his axe and language is honed to attack plaintiffs in malpractice cases. As others have pointed out Mr. Levy's proposal does nothing to address the needs of the uninsured.
Massachusetts elected a temporary senator who is young, and worked hard to express the frustration with the extreme politics of both sides of the aisle in Washington. There is a self-serving view by the right that Massachusetts was presented with candidates who were equals except for the issue of healthcare. If Mr Brown is a man of his word and an independent thinker, he will try to work with the President on real reform and avoid the name calling that Mr. Levy seems to enjoy participating in in this article.
Remember Mr. Brown ran his campaign as an independent, avoiding the Republican label. His actions in Washington will be watched by the electorate in Massachusetts and if he does not participate in change, you can bet he will be removed after only a short stay in the office of senator. He was not sent to bolster the numbers of those who hold extreme political views. He was sent to be pragmatic and govern.