[DrJonson]

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who was recently tasked by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) with leading the Senate Democrats' newly combined policy-and-messaging operations, told Politico today that the Republicans who oppose health care reform should give up their own government health benefits.

He said: "It seems unfair that House Republicans want to deprive middle-class Americans of the same health care as members of Congress but to keep it for themselves."

Schumer cited as a positive example that of incoming-Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), who is foregoing his Congressional health care benefits and will seek coverage for himself and his wife on the open market, despite her pre-existing condition. Walsh told CNN this morning: "I was sent to Washington to do what I said I was going to do, and this was a pledge I had out there for a year."

Schumer said of Walsh's pledge, "I don't agree with his views on health care, but at least he is being fair and consistent," and called for incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) to encourage his members to do the same.

[OgrGlgHu]

Schumer is an idiot. First only an idiot would actually think that Obamacare will provide all Americans with the same level of health care that members of Congress now get. Second, Joe Walsh is also an idiot, what kind of Moron excludes his family from health insurance when he changes jobs. No other middle class American would do something so stupid. Health insurance is a job benefit (like his salary) for most middle class Americans. Is this doofus also going to defer his salary so as not to burden the taxpayers is he going to not hire any paid staff so as not to burden the taxpayers. No one except the sick and twisted Sen. Schumer and his ilk would begrudge someone from accepting health insurance as a job benefit.