Ron Wyden is a fucking sell-out
July 17, 2009 / 4:07 p.m.
Mr. Wyden,
I wrote to you a few weeks back, lamenting your stance on health reform. I got a form-letter back from you, that I'm sure your staff is mindlessly sending back to the countless people writing into your office who vote for you/donate to you, and are unhappy with your position.
I will say this... and it's simple. If you do not change your position on reform immediately, I refuse to vote for you during your next campaign, and I will ACTIVELY encourage everybody I know to do the same.
Your chances of winning your next election if Health Reform is killed while you stand idly by massaging the ego of moderates and shaking Republican hands are lower than the chances of Republicans or Blue Dogs supporting Obama's health agenda.
Oh!!! Wait, that's funny, because the chances for both of those things are less than ZERO.
I just hope you know that-- I hope you KNOW that you are DONE as a Senator in this state if you insist on behaving like a Republican and stalling on the most important issue to face this country in generations...
You cannot be a part of making this many people suffer. You can't.
Sincerely,
Lyle