Morris is forever trying to find cover and excuses for the republican party and once again for Louisiana's Senator Bill Cassidy. In a opinion column dated 6/2/17 of the Times Picayune Morris covers Cassidy's town hall meeting in Covington to talk about health care with the people he represents. The gist of Morris column is that Cassidy is not afraid to hold town hall meetings on the subject matter.
All who follow the news know that the republicans in congress have been catching flak all over the country at their town hall meetings concerning health care because of their lies about the subject matter. Some republicans have cancelled their town hall meetings and some have used the telephone style meetings to dodge face to face contact with their supporters.
Like Cassidy's town hall in Metairie in February that failed to have enough seating and left people out side the hall, so did his meeting in Covington. Of course Cassidy knew those town halls concerning health care were drawing large crowds all over the country and in Louisiana but still failed to find a hall that was large enough to hold the people who were willing to make their voices known. Surely a U.S. Senator has the means to provide adequate space for his own meetings with the people he represents.
The opinion column was void of any position that Cassidy has on health care and repeal and replacing the ACA. It was mostly a rehash of his earlier column of Cassidy's town hall in Metairie. Although a Doctor, Cassidy fits the republican mold on health car and keeps repeating the same lie. They do not have a workable plan to repeal and replace the ACA and that was confirmed by the CBO report on the House passed AHCA.
Cassidy and his Senate colleges still do not have a plan to vote on and have held no public hearings on health care to obtain comments by the public and other interested in the subject matter. They are just trying to convince 50 republican senators to vote for any plan with concessions. This writer wonders if Cassidy told his supports at the town hall that his position on "pre existing conditions" was to turn that over to the states to implement. Ohio's republican governor John Kasich said that idea was laughable and would not work. Kasich implemented the ACA in his state under the Medicaid provisions that he said has insured over 800,000 people.
If Cassidy and the republican party were serious about health care they would work to improve the ACA and make it better. That would be the thing to do and provide the country with a workable and sound health care system. Stop the lies of the last seven years that the republican party has a ready and workable plan
And let the people never forget that it was the republicans in congress that urged republican governors not to implement health care exchanges in their states because they wanted the ACA to fail..
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Another Act of Regression by President Donald Trump
Trump's announcement Thursday that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords marked another of the many regressive actions he has taken since becoming President. The U.S. now joins only two other countries that did not sign the 2015 accord, Nicaragua and Syria. The President's statement that he will initiate a new climate accord that is better for America is sour grapes. Any way, is there any one who wants to play his game now?
President Obama was actually able to work with the other countries party to the accord to agree with the changes made that the U.S. insisted on. The Obama administration made sure the American foot print was there. The accord was a landmark decision concerning the environment and was supported all over the world. It came at a time that reversed the attitude of the past on global warming.
President Trumps decision comes after a disaster meeting with NATO members last week that will weaken the long time alliance and isolate the U.S. at a time that calls for cooperation. Trumps every day actions continue to taint the Presidency and diminish the role the President plays as the leader of the free world. The country just celebrated what would have been President Kennedy's 100 birthday and what a contrast. President Kennedy, one who knew history and the role America's institutions play in the life of so many people. A smiling irishman, proud of his heritage whom the people loved and believed in and whose policies were progressive with an eye toward the future.
And now with so many regressive decisions made by Trump that reverse the progress made during the last 8 years, the past failures are being thrust upon the future. Trump's disposition is never a cheery one and as a result always looks out of place in meetings, especially last week with his visit abroad. President Obama dealt Trump a good hand to work with when he left office and Trump crapped out big time because of a corrupt life style he intends to bestow on government service and America's institutions.
And to top it all off he is still the President of blame and refuses to stop the buch at his desk. He leaves Washington almost every week end to dodge the news media's questions and shows his contempt for transparency. And lately his post on "facebook" asks for contributions from his supporters to help him drain the swamp. The $10 billion President is still looking to others to finance his fake news. What a shame.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
President Obama was actually able to work with the other countries party to the accord to agree with the changes made that the U.S. insisted on. The Obama administration made sure the American foot print was there. The accord was a landmark decision concerning the environment and was supported all over the world. It came at a time that reversed the attitude of the past on global warming.
President Trumps decision comes after a disaster meeting with NATO members last week that will weaken the long time alliance and isolate the U.S. at a time that calls for cooperation. Trumps every day actions continue to taint the Presidency and diminish the role the President plays as the leader of the free world. The country just celebrated what would have been President Kennedy's 100 birthday and what a contrast. President Kennedy, one who knew history and the role America's institutions play in the life of so many people. A smiling irishman, proud of his heritage whom the people loved and believed in and whose policies were progressive with an eye toward the future.
And now with so many regressive decisions made by Trump that reverse the progress made during the last 8 years, the past failures are being thrust upon the future. Trump's disposition is never a cheery one and as a result always looks out of place in meetings, especially last week with his visit abroad. President Obama dealt Trump a good hand to work with when he left office and Trump crapped out big time because of a corrupt life style he intends to bestow on government service and America's institutions.
And to top it all off he is still the President of blame and refuses to stop the buch at his desk. He leaves Washington almost every week end to dodge the news media's questions and shows his contempt for transparency. And lately his post on "facebook" asks for contributions from his supporters to help him drain the swamp. The $10 billion President is still looking to others to finance his fake news. What a shame.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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