Conyers & Durbin: Two Reasons Why Americans Have Contempt For D.C.

On July 24th, 2009 at the National Press Club, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) said the following:

CONYERS: "I love these members that get up and say, "Read the bill!" What good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages and you don't have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you've read the bill?"

That's the whole point, genius. It's your job to go through this bill to make sure your constituents (Read: voters) aren't getting a raw deal in legislation. However, this comment makes it pretty clear that you're a lapdog for House Speaker Nazi Pelocchio and voting the party line.

Then there's Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). On Monday, he "warned other members of Congress against antagonistic audience members at healthcare town hall events who may be funded by industry interest groups", so he thinks, by stating the following:

DURBIN: Well I think members should be out, speaking with the public, meeting with people who are the health care professionals and talking about the current situation. I’ve done it and I’ll continue to do it. But you know, I hope my colleagues won’t fall for a sucker-punch like this. These health insurance companies and people like them are trying to load these town halls for visual impact on television. They want to show thousands of people screaming ‘socialism’ and try to overcome the public sentiment which now favors health care reform. That’s almost like flooding the switchboards on Capitol Hill. It doesn’t prove much other than the switchboards have limited capacity. So, we need to have a much more balanced approach that really allows members of Congress to hear both sides of the story, rather than being sucker-punched or side-tracked by these types of tactics.

First of all, if any DC politician gets "sucker-punched", they brought it on themselves by not being aware of the bills' details because they haven't read it. Second, These are real Americans going to these town hall meetings. The health insurance companies didn't put them up to it. They want government out of their lives. Your party, at King Hussein's direction, is packing town hall meetings with union thugs through the side door. He's great at stacking his audiences and questions at press conferences.

Americans know good and well just how inefficient the Federal government is. Simply look at their wonderful management of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Highway Infrastructure, Cash For Clunkers, and the list goes on. We have had enough of you self righteous, pompous pigs at the trough and that uproar is what you are seeing. Good job trying to play the red herring though. With each passing day, more Americans are on to you. (HT Rush Limbaugh & The Hill):

Rush Limbaugh: Conyers: No Need to Read Bills
The Hill: Durbin Warns Other Lawmakers Of Healthcare Town Hall 'Sucker Punch'