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Sowers panics, backtracks on his support of Obamacare
August 6, 2010
Ever since a respected national columnist wrote that Democrat Tommy Sowers “has no chance of winning,” Sowers has quickly attempted to move to the right—and unbelievably, he is now casting himself as a conservative. Sowers’ latest ploy is to claim that he supported Proposition C, which passed with more than 71% of the vote on Tuesday. But he fails to mention that he actually supported the passage of the Obama-Pelosi federal health care bill, individual mandate and all.
“Tommy Sowers unequivocally supported the Obama-Pelosi takeover of our health care system. He did not object to any portion of the legislation—in fact, he embraced it on the day Nancy Pelosi rammed it through the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. “Sowers knows that he is in big trouble for backing the health care bill, and now he is panicking and scrambling to atone for his support of an incredibly unpopular piece of legislation in the 8th District and across Missouri. But no amount of backtracking can change the fact that on this, and many other important issues, Tommy Sowers will be a reliable vote for Nancy Pelosi’s agenda.”
Politico is reporting that Sowers claims that he joined the overwhelming number of Missourians who sent Washington a very public message on Tuesday by voting YES on Proposition C.
But according to the SE Missourian, November 8, 2009, “Sowers said he would vote for” the federal health care bill, which included the individual mandate.
Proposition C passed in every county in the 8th District by stunning margins. In one county (Butler), 84% of residents voted YES on Proposition C.
“After all the support Tommy Sowers has given to Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama on the federal health care bill and repeal of don’t ask don’t tell, and after all the money he has taken from radical special interest groups and Hollywood liberals, he cannot turn around and fool citizens of the 8th District into believing that he is a conservative,” said Smith.
Talking Points
Democrats' health care takeover
After months of secret backroom deals and arm-twisting, Nancy Pelosi forced a massive, costly, and ineffective government-run health care onto an unwilling nation.The Democrats’ bill does nothing to control costs; in fact, it will raise taxes by at least $3.9 billion in 2019, raise premiums, slash Medicare, and force a one-size-fits-all health care mandate on more than 300 million people.
Since passage, several companies have announced that the health care bill will cost them billions of dollars, and the Congressional Research Service confirmed Republican warnings that the bill allows convicted sex offenders, including pedophiles and rapists, to receive taxpayer-subsidized medication for erectile dysfunction.
Americans have consistently made their opposition to the bill known, but Democrats ignored their wishes. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Missourians oppose the Democrats’ health care bill.
Republicans in Missouri have taken action—Lt. Gov. Kinder is filing a lawsuit against the federal government, and in August, Missouri’s sent an clear message to Washington by passing Proposition C by 71% of the vote.
In November, Democrats across the nation and in Missouri paid for abusing their power and ignoring the will of the American people.
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