Klein, CD22, says he’s ‘comfortable’ with his vote for health care overhaul
In today’s Post on Politics, George Bennett quotes the indomitable Ron Klein:
“I really have a good sense of the district and a sense of benefits that this bill will provide to the district,” Klein said in an afternoon conference call with reporters.
“Ultimately I think it’s the right thing to do and people will judge you based on using your best judgment and I’m very comfortable that I’m using my best judgment in making this decision.”
When asked how he will explain the $500B cuts in Medicare to the 125K seniors in the district, our Congressman answered:
“These are not cuts in benefits. They’re cuts to their profit margin,” said Klein, citing Congressional Budget Office and General Accounting Office estimates that the savings can be achieved by curbing overpayments, waste, fraud and abuse.
To Ron of course, “Profit Margin” and “overpayments, fraud and abuse” are one and the same thing. This is our “champion of small business” talking.
Klein’s replacement after the November elections, Lt. Colonel Allen West, had this to say:
“That figure will mean a decrease in services to our seniors and also with this bill passing you’re going to see doctors refusing Medicare patients. Our seniors are going to be adversely affected.”
You go Ron! FAR AWAY. Please.
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Political Parties of Florida
The following table lists the “minor” political parties (SOE terminology, not mine) that are registered with the Supervisor of Elections. Some have websites and can be found to obviously lean left or right. Others are harder to discern. This will be useful information as we engage the voters on behalf of our candidates as call sheets typically identify a person’s party identification.
If anyone has knowledge about these parties and what they stand for, please comment.
| Abbreviation | Party Name | Leans |
|---|---|---|
| AFP | America First Party of Florida | |
| AIP | America’s Independent Party of Florida | Right |
| APF | American Party of Florida | Right |
| AMP | American Patriot Party | |
| ARP | American Reform Party of Florida | Right |
| BRS | British Reformed Sectarian Party | Right |
| CHR | The Christian Party | |
| CPF | Constitution Party of Florida | Right |
| ECO | Ecology Party of Florida | Left |
| FAP | Faith & Patience Inc. N.P.G.G. | |
| FVP | Family Values Party | |
| FWP | Florida Whig Party | Right |
| GRE | Green Party of Florida, Inc. | Left |
| IDF | Independent Democrats of Florida | |
| IDP | Independence Party of Florida | Right |
| INT | Independent Party of Florida | |
| LIB | Libertarian Party of Florida | Right |
| MOD | The Moderate Party | |
| OBJ | Objectivist Party of Florida | |
| POS | Possibility Party | |
| PRL | Progressive Libertarian Party | Right |
| PRO | Prohibition Party | |
| PSL | Party for Socialism and Liberation – Florida | Left |
| REF | Reform Party | Right |
| RFP | Real Food Party of the United States of America | |
| SPA | Surfers Party of America | |
| SPF | Socialist Party of Florida | |
| SWP | Florida Socialist Workers Party | |
| TEA | Tea Party | |
| TLP | Term Limits for the United States Congress Party | |
| TVP | Twelve Visions Party of Florida | |
| UNI | Unity08 | |
| VET | Veterans Party of America |
Volunteer Poll Watchers Needed on 4/13
The Ed Lynch campaign is asking for volunteers to be poll watchers around the district on election day, 4/13/10. Poll watchers of both political parties provide a valuable service by insuring integrity of our elections. They observe what occurs inside the polling places and bring any discrepancies to the attention of the poll clerk and/or Supervisor of Elections. This is a way to participate in democracy.
Training will be provided in a class by Mark Hoch of the Republican Party of Palm Beach.
You must have official credentials from the Supervisor of Elections to be a poll watcher and the deadline to get your application in is March 29.
For more information, please contact:
Steven Rosenblum
Senior Advisor/National Media Liaison/
Internet Campaign Coordinator
Lynch for Congress-FL District 19
steve@electlynch.com