The Editor's Log
Health care
We've had people call us to complain about the president's health care initiative. That's fine, although they have tended to shout at us as if we're their congressmen. (We're not, although we all wish we had the health care plan the honorables have.)
We have four House members who represent our readership area. Two, Mel Watt of Charlotte and Brad Miller of Raleigh, are Democrats, but don't visit here much, certainly not for town meetings. (Miller reported receiving a death threat over health care.) Howard Coble of Greensboro is a Republican, is against the Democrats' plan and doesn't plan to hold town meetings. The fourth representative, Virginia Foxx, is also a Republican, and I don't know of any town meetings planned, although there could be one in the works. (Foxx is known for saying, somewhat infamously, the plan "put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government.”)
I've been thinking about the seeming ignorance of some of the protesters about the health care plan was the result of a failure of journalism or the failure of people to use journalism. More on that later.
So, what's an angry citizen to do? We're happy to take the calls, but a letter to the editor may be more effective.
Doug Clark has more.
Update: Sen. Kay Hagan is thinking about a town hall meeting. Meanwhile, she supports health care reform. She explains.
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