He blinked! GOP Rep. Kingston(GA!) Suggests It's Not Totally 'Responsible' To Let Obamacare Collapse

[babylonsister]

The rethugs are focusing in on the writing on the wall...I predict there will be more of this.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-rep-kingston-suggests-it-s-not-totally-responsible-to-let-obamacare-collapse

GOP Rep. Kingston Suggests It's Not Totally 'Responsible' To Let Obamacare Collapse
Daniel Strauss – November 25, 2013, 6:36 PM


Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) suggested that it isn't totally "responsible" for Republicans to let Obamacare fail.

Speaking to a local radio station on Monday, Kingston, who's running in the Republican primary for retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss's (R-GA) seat, touted his "Small Business Fairness In ObamaCare Act" which exempts some small businesses from the part of Obamacare that requires employers to offer insurance to their employees.

"And there's some criticism, 'Well, are you helping improve this law when you make that change? And should we be doing that?'" Kingston said referring to criticism of the bill. "A lot of conservatives say, 'Nah, let's just step back and let this thing fall to pieces on its own. But I don't think that's always the responsible thing to do."

The Hill first highlighted the comments that Kingston made on conservative radio station Z Politics.

Kingston went on to say that he thought "we need to be looking for things that improve healthcare overall for all of us. And if there is something in Obamacare, we need to know about it."

Kingston's comments are notable given the arms race in the Republican primary to be seen as the strongest opponent to Obamacare. Recently, primary contender Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) released an ad in which he said that, if elected to the Senate, he would help repeal Obamacare in his first term in office or go home.

[rurallib]

1. IIRC this guy is way out on the right

must have a close relative that needs to see a doctor badly and the ACA is their answer.

[Gothmog]

2. Check this Tea Party member for a fever

For a tea party type to make a statement that is not totally crazy may be a sign of a fever

[babylonsister]

3. Nope. He's been around since 1993, but he's still

a moron imo.


For instance:


Healthcare

Jack Kingston is a supporter of Medicare prescription drug coverage, human genome research, and bio-terrorism training for health workers. Although he supports a patient's right to appeal denied health claims, he opposes allowing a patient to sue their health care provider over denied claims.[8] In 2009 he voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, asserting the bill would raise premiums, taxes, and cut Medicare.[9]

and this impressed me...


Washington work week

About the Democratic House leadership extending the House Washington work week from 3 days to 5: “Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could {sic} care less about families – that’s what this says.”[15]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kingston

[randome]

4. Of course there will be more of this.

The Republicans are running on a promise to take away people's health care coverage. It's not a sustainable tactic.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[arcane1]

5. This is why they wanted to badly to stop it before it started.

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By the time 2016 rolls around, their constituents will be screaming "keep your government hands off my Obamacare!"