Kansas City Star:Bob Dole supports health care reform.
"This is one of the most important measures members of Congress will vote on in their lifetimes," the former Republican Senate majority leader and presidential candidate told an audience in Kansas City today. "If we don't do it this year I don't know when we're gonna do it.
Dole and two other former Senate leaders, Republican Howard Baker and Democrat Tom Daschle, are preparing to release a statement urging Congress to move on health care.
"We're already hearing from some high-ranking Republicans that we shouldn't do that. That's helping the president," he said.
Later, he repeated that news, and elaborated on one "very prominent Republican, who happens to be the Republican leader of the Senate."
That would be Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
In other words, McConnell is telling Republicans not to publicly support reform because it helps Obama. Mitch can't be happy with Bob for outing him like this. There can be no argument now that Republicans -- at least, Senate Republicans -- are playing politics with a healthcare crisis that's literally killing 45,000 people a year.
Still need proof that the GOP doesn't give a fuck about you?
Then I'm sorry to have to break it to you, but you're an idiot.
