Hatch: Get Ready for 'Holy War" on Health Reform

[HopeOverFear]

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/sen-orrin-hatch-r-ut-health-care-reform-fight-going-to-be-a-holy-war.php?ref=tn

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) really doesn't like the Senate health care reform bill: according to the Los Angeles Times, he says the battle over the bill is "going to be a holy war."

Hatch said he plans to make it that by using procedural delays, including reading the bill in its entirety on the Senate floor.

Hatch has had a history of hot rhetoric on the health care bill. A few weeks ago, he said that Democratic health care reform imperils America's two-party system because "it's a step-by-step approach to socialized health care."

And if they get there then of course you're going to have a rough time, you're going to have a very rough time, having a two-party system in this country. Because almost everybody's going to say all we ever were, all we ever are, all we ever hope to be depends on the Democratic Party.

He also doesn't look kindly on pro-health care demonstrators; when MoveOn.org protested outside his Salt Lake City offices, Hatch said, "...they're not gonna smear me without getting kicked in the teeth by me."

[BeFree]

1. Bring it

Were gonna finally close the hatch on this one.

He's setting himself up for a great fall.

Who plans on letting him run the show any longer?

[tridim]

2. WWJD to assholes like Orrin hatch?

[Deep13]

3. If god is against health care reform, then he's on the wrong side. nt

[Bitwit1234]

4. All I have to say is if

they don't believe in health care for all, then tell me "why do they call themselves christian?"

[Divine Discontent]

6. agreed! they'd like to rewrite Christ's words from the sermon on the mount. these scoundrels

are an affront to decency when they fight for profit, over people's praying to get medical treatment like the wealthiest & congressional officials enjoy!


Lives are at stake because of no true reform with the health crisis in this country, and we got this complete ASSHAT babbling on about a 'holy war' and behaving as if Wormwood himself from The Screwtape Letters (CS Lewis) is messing with his mind!


These people are gonna have a lot to answer for fighting against health care for the suffering, when these arrogant insurance companies are truly running 'Death Panels' determining if a person's case is worth the loss of profit!

[napi21]

5. If he really wanted to kink in somebody teeth, why didn't he go outside?

KO was right, If you;re a Pub your idea of having more influence is to just TURN THE VOLUME UP TO ELEVEN! Don't try to make any sense with what you say. Just scream threats and be obstructionist!

I hope the Dems have already contacted that speed reader they had before and demand all the Pubs sit there and LISTEN to the whole bill being read!

[HopeOverFear]

7. because he's a pussy