Frank Speak « NewsReal Blog

Frank Speak « NewsReal Blog: "Barney Frank, one of the most influential members of the socialist-leaning Progressive Caucus, managed to take a gratuitous shot at the war in Iraq while defending Obamacare. In response to a question at his town hall meeting concerning the huge cost of universal health care that taxpayers would be subsidizing (and that future generations would have to bear in the form of trillions of dollars of new government debt), Frank responded that the U.S. government’s most wasteful boondoggle has been the war in Iraq. This non sequitur of an answer was aired during Bill O’Reilly’s talking points last night.

Aside from completely dismissing the sacrifices of our brave men and women fighting in Iraq, Congressman Frank also disrespected his audience by ducking a perfectly legitimate question on the topic at hand — voter concerns about universal health care. According to a new NBC poll, 54 percent of Americans are concerned that the government will go too far in reforming the nation’s health care system, while 41 percent are more worried that the reform will not do enough to lower costs and cover the uninsured. More Americans disapprove of the way that the President is handling the whole health care issue than approve."