Letters
Letters for 03-03-2010

Reader: Obama not listening to public’s desires
On Feb. 23, President Obama posted his version of a health care bill on the White House’s Website. It appears to be a version of the bill that Leader Reid could not pass in the Senate, except that it does include a number of changes in punctuation marks.
 Last week at the White House, the President extended an invitation to a select group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers.  They met Feb. 25 to reconcile differences over the recent health care legislation that has met with obstacles in Congress.
 The other evening, a pundit on Fox News said that it looks like someone filing for divorce on Tuesday and asking for marriage counseling on Thursday. 
 Recently, in an interview, Gov. Palin stated that what we need is a leader, not a law professor and I would agree.  But, I’d carry it a couple of steps further. What we need is a leader that would hear and listen. We need a leader that benefits from his mistakes. Most importantly, we need a leader that would carry us where we want to go.
 A recent survey indicated that 46 percent want us to start over on health care and 24 percent want the Congress to do nothing. I’m not that good at math, but it sounds like 70 percent is an overwhelming majority of Americans that don’t want a health care plan in its present form.
 For 13 months now we have experienced the turmoil of debate over health care. Mr. President, the people want jobs, they’re concerned about our economy and our debt. Sir you remind me of the fellow that while bent over picking up peanuts the elephants stomped him to death. What sir do you not understand about no?

Dr. E. Lake Medlin, Marion