By Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009).

Quote Freely From The Article – Leave The Pseudonym Alone

According to Prescriptions, a New York Times Blog edition posted on November 7th, after a pep-talk given by President Obama, prior to the vote on Pelosi’s Peril (house health bill) Representative Martin Heinrich (D-NM) had something to say. Before we get to Heinrich’s statements, let me warn you that you will either like what he says or you will detest what he says.  Make your decision … I don’t think there will be any middle of the road opinions:

Another freshman Democrat from New Mexico, Representative Martin Heinrich, said the president’s comments overall were reassuring. “If you want to see a recipe for failure,” Mr. Heinrich said, “don’t do the things you talked about in your campaigns and turn your back on your base. All the independent voters in the world don’t matter if the Democrats don’t turn out.”

“This is an opportunity to do something as big as Social Security,” he added. “And me, personally, I don’t want to be on the wrong side of history.”

via Lawmakers Detail Obama’s Pitch – Prescriptions Blog – NYTimes.com

Looks like he wasn’t talking about me, i.e., his base.

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