House Minority Leader John Boehner hasn’t shied away from embracing the men and women disrupting member town halls–and he’s not about to.
“Just a few days into the August break, House Democrats are learning exactly what Boehner meant,” reads a new ‘Leader Alert.’ “Americans are showing genuine concern about the cost and consequences of a government-run health care plan for families and small businesses.”
Additionally–and this is an under-reported theme–Boehner makes it clear that a major part of the GOP’s strategy is to court the elderly, who’ve shown greater opposition to reform efforts (and who, ironically, are in the privileged position of already enjoying government run health care).
USA Today reports that seniors are especially wary of a government takeover of health care, which Democrats want to bankroll with massive cuts to Medicare, noting, “It has raised concerns among some seniors who might have to pay more for the program or enroll in regular Medicare instead. A Gallup Poll last week found 20% of Americans over 65 say an overhaul will improve their health care – the lowest showing of three age groups.”
