Mr. David Axelrod , senior advisor to President Obama, may be the greatest strategist when it comes to getting candidates elected to office, but I am not sure about his credentials on strategizing on health reform. He wants Americans to understand that there are insurance market reforms in the legislation before Congress and has boiled the issue down to the following: “If you’re an American with insurance, you’re saying, Where am I in this debate?” He wants Americans to understand that there is “security and stability” in the plan.
Well, I am an American–with insurance—and so are almost all of my friends. A good many of my friends are the senior citizens and women that you say you are targeting, Mr. Axelrod. My friends know exactly where they are in this debate—trapped by the insurance industry. In fact, my friends call and email me every day to tell me this. They don’t want market reforms—they don’t want the insurers at the table. They tell me they want the insurers out of business—the sooner the better. I tell them to write to you, Mr. Axelrod, and the President, and the Congress.
Tags: David Axelrod, Health Reform, insurance industry, public policy
