Kentucky: John Yarmuth

I just got a tip that John Yarmuth will be on Hardball around 5:10 debating anti-choice lunatic Bart Stupak about the mythical "abortion coverage" in the healthcare bill.

Details to come...

UPDATE: confirmed, 5:10

I'll be in Lexington tomorrow afternoon at the big KDP rally featuring Steve Beshear, Dan Mongiardo, Jack Conway, Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth.
It starts at 4:00, and should be awkward as hell, what with Dan Mongiardo touting the endorsement of the "SOB" "whore" "worst KY Governor ever" Steve Beshear.
If the wi-fi is working, come here for the live snark. If not, check out the B&P twitterfeed here.

A few weeks ago, as PageOne reported, Congressman John Yarmuth fired off a letter to Humana, the Louisville-based profit-driven health care corporation, expressing his profound regret over the tenor of the health care debate in Washington and congratulating Humana's CEO on his company's almost Christ-like record of good behavior.

Regrettably, with passions inflamed throughout the country, Speaker Pelosi recently made inflammatory statements that assailed the character of health insurers across the board. I unequivocally reject these misguided comments. Not only do such overtures distract from a constructive debate, they are simply untrue. That certain insurers have engaged in unscrupulous practices cannot be denied, but to paint an entire industry with a single stroke is unfair.

I had intended to venture over to Louisville last night for the healthcare town-hall meeting with Congressman Yarmuth but alas, I had something come up. Fortunately, the Courier-Journal did some pretty darn good coverage:

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth faced a boisterous crowd — many of whom opposed health care overhaul — during a 90-minute question-and-answer session Wednesday night during which he defended his support for Democratic plans to rework the nation’s health care system.He sometimes had to talk over people who jeered when he gave answers they didn’t like, and occasionally cheers when he gave answers some favored.

“I appreciate the applause and I appreciate the other reaction,” Yarmuth told the crowd of 1,400 after he was introduced at Central High School.