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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Congressman Nye's Stealth Town Hall Meeting

The following is an open letter to Congressman Glenn Nye (D-VA). I think it is self explanatory.

Dear Congressman Nye:

I was hoping that you would have a town hall meeting during August in Virginia Beach to discuss healthcare. After reviewing your online calendar, it was apparent this was not in the cards. The closest event was office hours at Little Creek, on August 17, at the Base Exchange. As a civilian, I am sure that I would not be allowed on base. So, I just chalked this up to the fact you wished to duck and cover on probably the most important domestic issue facing the country -- Healthcare Reform, Health Insurance Reform, or whatever euphemistic title the democratically controlled congress is using today.

So it was with surprise, that I learned that you have scheduled a breakfast get together with your democratic supporters on August 22 at Mom's Kitchen / Scandal's Lounge (how appropriate!) to entertain their questions on HR 3200. As a conservative, I have been following your votes carefully and have actually been somewhat impressed with your fiscally conservative position on many issues; but, after this duck and cover, you have lost all credibility with me.

I will keep in touch with your office and make a point to attend a future, local public event, if you decide to come out of hiding.

Remember ...

"You're entitled to your own opinion, but you're not entitled to your own facts," Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

"Against public stupidity, the gods themselves are powerless." Schiller.

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell, 1984

"Statistics are no substitute for judgement," Henry Clay

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money," Margaret Thatcher