Health Care
Congressman Todd Tiahrt from Wichita held a health care town hall meeting in Overland Park, KS on Saturday. Later he spoke to a group of Second District Republicans in Topeka, who were meeting at the State Capitol:
I just got back from a health care town hall meeting. My ninth. It was in Johnson [...]
In June the Center for Responsive Politics, the organization behind OpenSecrets.org, published an article, Blue Dog Bark Backed by Insurers, which describes how the “Blue Dog” Democrats in the House compare to non-Blue Dog Democrats in their contribution receipts from various health-related sectors.
How does Blue Dog Congressman Dennis Moore from Kansas compare to other Blue [...]
Many activists from both the political left and political right met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week to discuss political matters, and the way “new media” affects communicating with the public.
Four years ago the left started YearlyKos, which was later renamed NetRoots. Last year they held their third annual convention in Austin, Texas in August. The [...]
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A group of concerned citizens met in a parking lot north of Johnson County Community College (JCCC) about 6:45 this morning and listened to Congressman Dennis Moore on KMBZ news radio before ‘greeting’ him upon his arrival at JCCC.
For months Congressman Dennis Moore has not been willing to meet with many of these constituents, who [...]
Recent video of former Kansas Governor and now HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in front of a group of concerned citizens in Philadelphia has been cited as “orchestrated outrage” by some such as Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
Possibly to avoid any confrontation with concerned citizens who have read the proposed health care [...]
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Four wearing “Support Health Care Reform” signs in support of President Obama’s Health Care Reform were met by an opposing group of as many as 20 at Brookridge Park in Overland Park shortly after 8:30 this morning.
Those organizing the event announced it on “Organizing for America” at my.barackobama.com:
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About 150 rallied outside Congressman Dennis Moore’s (D-KS) office in Overland Park late yesterday afternoon to express opposition to the current health care reform bill being hastily pushed through Congress by Democrats.
The protesters were mostly from various Culture of Life groups, including Life 4 All and KFL, but many signs also focused on the fiscal [...]
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Yesterday House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) discussed the chart above, which is the Republican’s interpretation of a 1018-page health care plan being pushed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives:
