I know it is a pipedream, only a pipe dream. But wouldn't it be nice if our elected officials in Washington stood up for the people they were elected to represent? Congressman Roe's vote against Health Care reform shows he values corporations more than We the People.

Perhaps this is because he now lives in ivory towers, and surround himself with trappings of power and prestige. And to protect the status quo, the arguments he blabbers against health care reform is pure propaganda. My favorite author, C.S. Lewis, wrote "Wisdom begins by calling things by their right names." Do we hear him calling things by the right names, or does he echo the emotionally charged terms of his party-line? We hear from him in his phone town-halls terms like death squads, government takeover of healthcare, nationalized medicine. None of them are the right names.

On top of that is his lack of concern for people who are struggling and suffering. He wants to keep things as they are. On Mr. Roe's website he writes that one of his goals is:

"Preventing the destruction of a system that works for 80 percent of Americans to extend coverage to the remaining Americans."

Well, Honorable Mr. Roe, firstly there is no talk of destruction of the current system, and secondly I-for one-care about the 20% you wish to dismiss. I care about the LEAST OF THESE, and I see it as a valid function of government to promote the health and wellbeing of all its citizens. 

As I see it, you are against the people.  So, shame on you, Mr. Roe. For a little while you may continue to stand with the elite in your towers. I'll stand in the street with the least of these, and elections come up in less than a year.

Vann Turner

Cosby