Texas: Washington

Michael Steele
Chairman, Republican Party
310 First Street
Washington, D.C. 20003

The Honorable Pete Olson
514 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515

Honorable Pete Olson,

Over the last few days I watched as the liberal media distorted your message of supporting the private sector of insurance companies. Unfortunately the video of you, posted all over the internet, does little to support the insurance companies and actually supports President Obama's plan for a public option. Which brings me to a very important question:

What in the living fuck were you doing? Instead of trying to find a sick kid to hide behind, how about just sticking to repeating the republican lies, myths, and fear mongering and leave the intelligent conversations to people like me.

And we wonder why? From Sick for Profit:

UnitedHealthcare CEO Stephen Hemsley owns $744,232,068 in unexercised stock options. CIGNA’s Edward Hanway spends his holidays in a $13 million beach house in New Jersey. Meanwhile, regular Americans are routinely denied coverage for the care they need when they need it most.

Welcome to the American health insurance industry. Instead of helping policyholders attain the health security they need for their families, big insurance companies get rich by denying coverage to patients. Now they’re sending lobbyists to Washington, DC to twist the arms of lawmakers to oppose reform of the status quo. Why? Because the status quo pays.

Talk about a sick nation.

No place but Texas. Just one week after paying Congressman John Culberson a compliment, he goes off the far white side of the aisle along with other far white wing nuts, Ted "and that's the way it is" Poe, Gohmert, Neugebauer, Marchant, and Carter by supporting the after birth movement.

WASHINGTON — Six Texas congressmen are in the middle of a summertime political tempest sweeping the nation's capital over legislation to require future presidential candidates to show birth certificates to prove they are “natural born citizens” of the United States eligible to serve as president.

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Of the 10 co-sponsors enlisted by Posey, six are from Texas, including Poe, Culberson, Gohmert, Neugebauer, Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell and John Carter, R-Round Rock.

Good crowd. All the candidates are here, as well as Roy Morales. City Councilman James Rodriguez has opened the event. Minerva Perez, former journalist for KTRK is the moderator.

Opening statements:

Roy Morales
Wow. Morales is not bilingual! That is a shock. Didn't expect the other candidates to be, but was surprised to hear Morales was not. Well, no wonder he doesn't like immigrants! Morales starts his opening statement. He was a decorated veteran.

Annise Parker
Native Houstonian. Passion is with quality of life issues. Created the rainy day fund which helped Ike recovery. Number one issue is the economy.

Peter Brown
Native Houstonian. Future of the city and Hispanic community go hand in hand.