Political Quotes

“Well, thank you, Mr. Akin. You have been a stalwart friend in this fight to try to stop the government overtaking of the health care system. I, as a medical doctor, have been fighting for my patients for their economic well-being for years. I just wanted to come tonight and bring up a few things. The Wall Street Journal yesterday, there was an editorial written, coauthored by Scott Rasmussen, the famous pollster. The title of it is 'Why Obama Can't Move the Health Care Numbers.' One of the lines in here right at the end is basically giving the bottom line. It says most voters believe the current plan will harm the economy--they are right about that--cost more than projected--absolutely--raise the cost of care--without any shadow of a doubt--and would lead to higher middle class taxes--and that is just undoubtedly a fact. The American people get it. And one thing that the American people do get is that it is going to cost millions of Americans their jobs if this is put into place.”