House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner from Ohio claimed “I’m still trying to find the first American to talk to who’s in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration”.
This despite national polls showing the majority of Americans want the public option.
And Boehner’s own Ohio heavily favors the public option.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1322.xml?ReleaseID=1372
“Ohio voters support 57 – 35 percent the idea of giving American consumers the option of buying health insurance from a government-run plan.”
Does Boehner think he represents the insurance industry? Because he simply is not representing those who elected him.
Vote this loser out please, Ohio.
At Politico:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/1009/Boehner_searching_for_first_public_option_backer.html?showall
At Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/boehner-cant-find-anyone_n_307696.html